Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:58:19 -0400 From: Greg Larkin <glarkin@FreeBSD.org> To: david.lee.tn@programmer.net Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how do I build a single app? Message-ID: <51BF4E3B.5020105@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20130617154216.147010@gmx.com> References: <20130617154216.147010@gmx.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 6/17/13 11:42 AM, david.lee.tn@programmer.net wrote: > Hi, > > I installed FreeBSD into a VirtualBox VM in January and started > playing with the code. I must complement you people on the clarity > of your code. I've enjoyed examining it. > > I wanted to try some code changes to some of the apps in the /bin > directory, but can't figure out how to build a single app, or even > build a single set of apps, like /usr/src/bin, /usr/src/sbin, > /usr/src/usr.bin, or /usr/src/usr.sbin. Is there a way to do this, > or do I just have to create my own Makefiles for each app I am > experimenting on? > > If this is the wrong place to ask this question, I appologize and > ask you to direct me to a mailing list that would be the > appropriate place to ask this. > > Sincerely, > > David Lee from Tennessee Hi David, You can build a single application like so: cd /usr/src/bin/csh && make install Just replace "bin/csh" with the tool you are interested in building, and you should be all set. Regards, Greg - -- Greg Larkin http://www.FreeBSD.org/ - The Power To Serve http://www.sourcehosting.net/ - Ready. Set. Code. http://twitter.com/cpucycle/ - Follow you, follow me -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.13 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlG/TjsACgkQ0sRouByUApDFXgCfXsIjl6PkBGei6HwoHvSZ2rg0 /9UAoLthLoGVjgroByhtA054qD8VH3rk =bgQw -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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