Date: 29 Oct 2003 09:06:39 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Michael Grant <mgrant@grant.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installing freebsd on another disk Message-ID: <44wuao3zps.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20031028135128.GZ94831@grant.org> References: <20031028135128.GZ94831@grant.org>
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Michael Grant <mgrant@grant.org> writes: > I'd like to install freebsd on another disk from source. Can I do > something like?: > > cd /usr/src > make buildworld > make PREFIX=/mnt installworld > make PREFIX=/mnt kernel > > If not $PREFIX, what's the right answer? > > I'd try it and see...but I only have my one live box. Thanks DESTDIR is what you're looking for, but its use is a little tricky. I wouldn't recommend trying this if you don't have a system to spare. [I suppose you could try it inside a jail...]
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