Author: eadler
Date: Sun Oct 29 08:25:31 2017
New Revision: 325097
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/325097
Log:
Update UPDATING
- Remove FreeBSD 4.x of building the kernel.
While it might technically work, it is better to
document the 'correct' way than how to shoot oneself
in the foot
- Remove reference to CVS -P for src.
Modified:
head/UPDATING
Modified: head/UPDATING
==============================================================================
--- head/UPDATING Sun Oct 29 08:17:03 2017 (r325096)
+++ head/UPDATING Sun Oct 29 08:25:31 2017 (r325097)
@@ -1843,21 +1843,6 @@ COMMON ITEMS:
make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE KODIR=/boot/testkernel
nextboot -k testkernel
- To just build a kernel when you know that it won't mess you up
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- This assumes you are already running a CURRENT system. Replace
- ${arch} with the architecture of your machine (e.g. "i386",
- "arm", "amd64", "ia64", "pc98", "sparc64", "powerpc", "mips", etc).
-
- cd src/sys/${arch}/conf
- config KERNEL_NAME_HERE
- cd ../compile/KERNEL_NAME_HERE
- make depend
- make
- make install
-
- If this fails, go to the "To build a kernel" section.
-
To rebuild everything and install it on the current system.
-----------------------------------------------------------
# Note: sometimes if you are running current you gotta do more than
@@ -1865,7 +1850,8 @@ COMMON ITEMS:
<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
make buildworld
- make kernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
+ make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
+ make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
[1]
<reboot in single user> [3]
mergemaster -Fp [5]
@@ -1965,10 +1951,7 @@ COMMON ITEMS:
Make sure that you merge any new devices from GENERIC since the
last time you updated your kernel config file.
- [9] When checking out sources, you must include the -P flag to have
- cvs prune empty directories.
-
- If CPUTYPE is defined in your /etc/make.conf, make sure to use the
+ [9] If CPUTYPE is defined in your /etc/make.conf, make sure to use the
"?=" instead of the "=" assignment operator, so that buildworld can
override the CPUTYPE if it needs to.
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