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From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se>
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Subject: Re: Building world in 5.x vs 4.x?
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On Sun, Dec 05, 2004 at 11:28:47AM -0500, stan wrote:
> I'm building a tets machine to explore 5.3 before tackling the job of
> changing over a production machine from 4-STABLE.
> 
> I've installed (minimal system) and cvsupd the 5-RELENG sources. I plan on
> just doing my first 5.x build with the GENERIC kernel. I've looked at the
> MAKEFIL, and the README in /usr/src. but I still find myself a bit confused
> about the differences in build methodology.
> 
> I've used the follwing for years on 4.x:
> 
> 1.  `cd /usr/src'       (or to the directory containing your source tree).
> 2.  `make buildworld'
> 3.  `make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE'     (default is GENERIC).
> 4.  `make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE'   (default is GENERIC).
> 5.  `reboot'        (in single user mode: boot -s from the loader
> prompt).
> 6.  `mergemaster -p'
> 7.  `make installworld'
> 8.  `mergemaster'
> 9.  `reboot'
> 
> What;s the equivelant set of steps in 5.x?

You do it exactly the same way in 5.x as in 4.x.




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