Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 19:35:35 +0200 From: Gerhard Sittig <Gerhard.Sittig@gmx.net> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Innacurate statements in handbook about buildkernel Message-ID: <20000727193535.O24476@speedy.gsinet> In-Reply-To: <20000727015302.C698@earthlink.net>; from eogren@earthlink.net on Thu, Jul 27, 2000 at 01:53:02AM -0400 References: <m13Hd2e-000kRFC@lyxys.ka.sub.org> <200007270327.UAA23756@freeway.dcfinc.com> <20000727015302.C698@earthlink.net>
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On Thu, Jul 27, 2000 at 01:53 -0400, Eric Ogren wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jul 26, 2000 at 08:27:31PM -0700, Chad R. Larson wrote:
> >
> > We've also created a situation where space-limited folks
> > =can't= update just kernel sources.
>
>
> This has always been the case, hasn't it? Although the modules
> + kernel out of sync problem should've been dealt with by the
> new make knobs, we still don't support people just upgrading
> their kernel without upgrading their userland.
>
> Or am I wrong?
Not that I'm to be taken as a reference, but is there any point
in doing so? Since there's an interface between the kernel and
userland and there are quite a few essential userland tools being
tied(sp?) to the kernel very closely, updating only one of the
two affected parts will very likely cause grief. One shouldn't
support such behaviour. :)
usual disclaimer: There might be people out there knowing
better, but they're able to help themselves and know what to do
when encountering errors. :> Updating sources and building
kernels or worlds one is expected to learn a little and think,
anyway ...
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