Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:30:04 GMT From: Roy Badami <roy@gnomon.org.uk> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/131598: freebsd-update doesn't interact well with custom kernels Message-ID: <200902150030.n1F0U42n007412@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR misc/131598; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Roy Badami <roy@gnomon.org.uk>
To: Manolis Kiagias <sonic2000gr@gmail.com>
Cc: Roy Badami <roy@gnomon.org.uk>, freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org,
cperciva@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: misc/131598: freebsd-update doesn't interact well with custom kernels
Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:25:58 +0000
> AFAIK, make buildkernel builds the necessary tools before building the
> kernel itself. It should not be a problem at least in minor version
> upgrades.
Yes. I was slightly confused by the fact that the toolchain would
normally be built by "make buildworld", I think, during a source
upgrade. I wasn't sure what "make buildkernel" does when it's run
without a "make buildworld" having been run - in the normal (source)
scenario there should be no need to build a new toolchain if userland
hasn't changed.
> Even in source-based upgrades, the kernel is built before the world
> is installed.
Right - which given the newness of freebsd-update means that's what
everyone will be expecting to do.
-roy
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