Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 11:40:03 -0400 (EDT) From: Bob K <melange@yip.org> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Innacurate statements in handbook about buildkernel Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007271131460.53385-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <200007270807.BAA24395@freeway.dcfinc.com>
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On Thu, 27 Jul 2000, Chad R. Larson wrote: > As I recall, Bob K wrote: > > No, no. You're all forgetting that on a system where the source, > > libraries, and building tools never change, it will always build > > consistently. It only comes into play when upgrading, but is merely one > > other thing to do differently while doing so. > > But I was discussing the case of the folks that want to build a > custom kernel, and catch bug fixes to the kernel sources without > committing the disk space and effort to tracking the -STABLE tree. > > Most of the time they will be ok. But in some cases, they will be > forced to choose between trying to SUP and build the whole source > tree, or forgo the kernel bug fixes. How is this different from how things were before the buildkernel target existed? -- Bob <melange@yip.org> "Reality is the only word in the language that should always be used in quotes" - The Amityville Horror III To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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