Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 15:26:47 -0800 (PST) From: Thomas Dean <tomdean@ix.netcom.com> To: mike@smith.net.au, rnordier@nordier.com Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: aout-to-elf and bootblocks Success Message-ID: <199901032326.PAA00422@ix.netcom.com>
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I just completed an upgrade from a 9/1998 -current to 1/2/1999 elf -current. The new bootblocks work and the elf kernel works. Thanks to the core team for the hard work, and especially Mike Smith for all the help he gave me, and, to Robert Nordier for the bootblock help. tomdean ==================================================== The steps were: 1. Upgrade to the latest -current cvsup make world Note: I used make -DNOGAMES -DNOPERL world to save time and to get around a missing gv.h. I will look for this when I do the last make world. rebuild and install a new kernel 2. make -DNOGAMES -DNOPERL aout-to-elf Again, time and gv.h actually, I used aout-to-elf-build and aout-to-elf-install It would be nice if Makefile.upgrade told the world it was successful, after touching the /usr/obj/do* file. 3. reboot. 4. install the new bootblocks. cd /sys/boot make sure 'objformat' returns elf if necessary, setenv OBJFORMAT elf make all install disklabel -B -b /boot/boot1 -s /boot/boot2 da1 5. reboot 6. build a new kernel and install it cd /sys/compile/<kernel name> make clean make KERNFORMAT=elf depend make KERNFORMAT=elf mv kernel kernel.elf install -c -m 555 -o root -g wheel -fschg kernel.elf / 7. reboot The first time through, I booted kernel reboot This time, I booted kernel.elf I can build and execute elf's. # g++ hello.cpp -o hello # file hello hello: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (FreeBSD),\ dynamically linked, not stripped I have 3 steps left, but, they should be easier. At least I understand these. 8. make world to be sure all the problems are out of the sources. 9. rebuild and install an elf kernel, to catch-up after 8. 10. rebuild all the ports and applications... to convert to elf. Are there any tools to catch all the ports that are installed and rebuild them? I planned to go through /var/db/pkg. There are some duplications, like XFree86-3.3.1 and XFree86-3.3.2. If I create a tool, based on /var/db/pkg or pkg_info, I will send it along. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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