Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 02:48:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Donald Burr <dburr@POBoxes.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: "make" the "world" a better place -- how? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970721023941.2031A-100000@voyager.starfleet.gov>
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I've got some questions about running "make world" that I haven't really
found the answers for.
1. How much disk space do I need to run "make world"? (I assume that I
need this space in the same partition as the /usr/src stuff, plus some
room in the various /tmp directories to hold compiler output,
correct?)
2. Is "make world" the only command I need to run? (i.e. do I have to,
for example, run "make depend" before doing it, and/or "make install"
afterwards?)
3. Will "make world" overwrite my configuration files (I have a lot of
them, like /etc/sendmail.cf, /etc/amd.map, /etc/rc.local, etc.)? Need
I back them up before running it?
4. Last, if I cannot or do not want to run a full "make world" for
various reasons (not enough disk space, etc.), can I make a "subset"
of "make world"? For example, if I made changes to the C library
(libc), can I just rebuild and install that piece only? Or if I make
changes to the "sendmail" command only? IF so, what are the commands
to do this "sub-build"?
Thanks for your help in answering these.
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