Re: make doesn't know how to make KERNCONF
On Nov 16, 2008, at 12:06 PM, Mel wrote: On Friday 14 November 2008 20:31:28 Gerardo Paredes wrote: Hello, i have a problem compiling a custom kernel on a AMD 850 MHZ Processor, however on the last stage it fails with the following message: make doesn't know how to make KERNCONF the command i run is: cd /usr/src make buildkernel KERNCONF=MIO The most likely cause is that you typed make buildkernel KERNCONF =MIO, with a space between KERNCONF and the = sign. I thought that initially too and I tried that to reproduce his situation using that typo. It came up with: ERROR: Missing kernel configuration file(s) (GENERIC). rather than the error he reports. This was on a 6.2 test box though. -- Mel Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules and never get to the software part. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- [EMAIL PROTECTED]" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: make doesn't know how to make KERNCONF
On Friday 14 November 2008 20:31:28 Gerardo Paredes wrote: > Hello, i have a problem compiling a custom kernel on a AMD 850 MHZ > Processor, however on the last stage it fails with the following message: > > > make doesn't know how to make KERNCONF > > > the command i run is: > > cd /usr/src > make buildkernel KERNCONF=MIO The most likely cause is that you typed make buildkernel KERNCONF =MIO, with a space between KERNCONF and the = sign. -- Mel Problem with today's modular software: they start with the modules and never get to the software part. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: make doesn't know how to make KERNCONF
On Nov 16, 2008, at 7:55 AM, Gerardo Paredes wrote: From: Polytropon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: make doesn't know how to make KERNCONF To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008, 8:46 AM On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:23:50 -0500, Lowell Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: No, the shell isn't interpreting anything in that command line (the variable assignment is interpreted by make itself), so the command is fine. Maybe the sources aren't completely installed? If I were trying to exercise my psychic technical support powers, I might guess that the system makefiles weren't installed. Check /usr/src/Makefile, /usr/src/Makefile.inc1 and /usr/src/release/Makefile. These files should be up to date when doing a correct update (or at least they should get installed by installing the "src" distribution). i am using csh and the files you mention are there. I checked them because i were trying to figure out what is happening. I attempted to reproduce the error message you received and could not. This isn't a normal buildkernel make error one would expect to see if the /usr/src makefiles are not correct. You might want to include a lot more information for those reading the list to be able to answer your question. Offhand, things like the Release version, if your src install was done correctly, the architecture you installed (amd64 vs i386) and if you've cvsup'd again since you had the problem. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- [EMAIL PROTECTED]" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: make doesn't know how to make KERNCONF
> make doesn't know how to make KERNCONF > > > the command i run is: > > cd /usr/src > make buildkernel KERNCONF=MIO > > where MIO is my kernel configuration file, living at /usr/src/sys/i386/conf Are you sure your conf file shouldn't be in /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf ? YY ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: make doesn't know how to make KERNCONF
> From: Polytropon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: make doesn't know how to make KERNCONF > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Date: Saturday, November 15, 2008, 8:46 AM > On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:23:50 -0500, Lowell Gilbert > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No, the shell isn't interpreting anything in that > command line (the > > variable assignment is interpreted by make itself), so > the command is > > fine. Maybe the sources aren't completely > installed? If I were trying > > to exercise my psychic technical support powers, I > might guess that the > > system makefiles weren't installed. > > Check /usr/src/Makefile, /usr/src/Makefile.inc1 and > /usr/src/release/Makefile. These files should be up to > date when doing a correct update (or at least they should > get installed by installing the "src" > distribution). i am using csh and the files you mention are there. I checked them because i were trying to figure out what is happening. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: make doesn't know how to make KERNCONF
On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:23:50 -0500, Lowell Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, the shell isn't interpreting anything in that command line (the > variable assignment is interpreted by make itself), so the command is > fine. Maybe the sources aren't completely installed? If I were trying > to exercise my psychic technical support powers, I might guess that the > system makefiles weren't installed. Check /usr/src/Makefile, /usr/src/Makefile.inc1 and /usr/src/release/Makefile. These files should be up to date when doing a correct update (or at least they should get installed by installing the "src" distribution). -- Polytropon >From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: make doesn't know how to make KERNCONF
[Oops; I sent an earlier version of this message before I had finished it.] Chris St Denis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Gerardo Paredes wrote: >> Hello, i have a problem compiling a custom kernel on a AMD 850 MHZ >> Processor, however on the last stage it fails with the following message: >> >> >> make doesn't know how to make KERNCONF >> >> >> the command i run is: >> >> cd /usr/src >> make buildkernel KERNCONF=MIO >> >> where MIO is my kernel configuration file, living at /usr/src/sys/i386/conf >> >> why it is failing with that error?? >> >> >> Regards, >> Gerardo Paredes > What shell are you using? That syntax should be fine for csh, but if > you are using something like bash you may need to change the syntax. No, the shell isn't interpreting anything in that command line (the variable assignment is interpreted by make itself), so the command is fine. Maybe the sources aren't completely installed? If I were trying to exercise my psychic technical support powers, I might guess that the system makefiles weren't installed. Question to the original poster: how did you install the sources? -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: make doesn't know how to make KERNCONF
Chris St Denis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Gerardo Paredes wrote: >> Hello, i have a problem compiling a custom kernel on a AMD 850 MHZ >> Processor, however on the last stage it fails with the following message: >> >> >> make doesn't know how to make KERNCONF >> >> >> the command i run is: >> >> cd /usr/src >> make buildkernel KERNCONF=MIO >> >> where MIO is my kernel configuration file, living at /usr/src/sys/i386/conf >> >> why it is failing with that error?? >> >> >> Regards, >> Gerardo Paredes > What shell are you using? That syntax should be fine for csh, but if > you are using something like bash you may need to change the syntax. No, the shell isn't interpreting anything in that command line (the variable assignment is interpreted by make itself), so the command is fine. Maybe the sources aren't completely installed? If I were trying to exercise my psychic technical support powers, I might guess that the system makefiles weren't installed. -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: make doesn't know how to make KERNCONF
Gerardo Paredes wrote: Hello, i have a problem compiling a custom kernel on a AMD 850 MHZ Processor, however on the last stage it fails with the following message: make doesn't know how to make KERNCONF the command i run is: cd /usr/src make buildkernel KERNCONF=MIO where MIO is my kernel configuration file, living at /usr/src/sys/i386/conf why it is failing with that error?? Regards, Gerardo Paredes ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" What shell are you using? That syntax should be fine for csh, but if you are using something like bash you may need to change the syntax. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
make doesn't know how to make KERNCONF
Hello, i have a problem compiling a custom kernel on a AMD 850 MHZ Processor, however on the last stage it fails with the following message: make doesn't know how to make KERNCONF the command i run is: cd /usr/src make buildkernel KERNCONF=MIO where MIO is my kernel configuration file, living at /usr/src/sys/i386/conf why it is failing with that error?? Regards, Gerardo Paredes ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
