From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 14 15:17:58 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07E8A1065672 for ; Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:17:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrew.hotlab@hotmail.com) Received: from col0-omc3-s17.col0.hotmail.com (col0-omc3-s17.col0.hotmail.com [65.55.34.156]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF8618FC27 for ; Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:17:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from andrew.hotlab@hotmail.com) Received: from COL112-W32 ([65.55.34.135]) by col0-omc3-s17.col0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:09:57 -0800 Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [217.133.1.92] From: Andrew Hotlab To: Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:09:57 +0000 Importance: Normal Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Jan 2009 15:09:57.0505 (UTC) FILETIME=[29AC1F10:01C9765A] X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:33:36 +0000 Subject: Cross compiling FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:17:58 -0000 > From: andrew.hotlab@hotmail.com > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Builder for many architectures and releases > Date: Sat=2C 10 Jan 2009 02:37:37 +0000 > > [...] I looked for any documentation about setup a FreeBSD builder machin= e which will track sources and build binaries for all the hardware platform= and OS releases I need to support in my network. I have found some interes= ting articles (http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2006/04/13/freebsd-build-sys= tem.html - http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/small-= lan.html)=2C but nothing which actually addresses my needs. [...] > At this time=2C I've tried to build RELENG_7_1 for the i386 architecture us= ing an amd64 machine (running RELENG_7_0 for amd64) then=2C exporting /usr/= src and /usr/obj via NFS in read-only mode to target machines=2C I've exper= ienced a lot of troubles trying to install both kernel and world=2C which m= ade impossible for me to install FreeBSD on target i386 machines. Can anyone kindly confirm that it's a supported procedure to compile FreeBS= D for a Tier1 architecture by using another Tier1-architecture machine? May= be I didn't understood documentation or I'm missing some essential steps in= the build process? Andrew P.S.: sorry for this cross-posting=2C but I don't have a clear understand a= bout what list best suits my question! _________________________________________________________________ News=2C entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. Get it now= ! http://www.live.com/getstarted.aspx=