From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 13 03:00:57 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5197316A41F for ; Tue, 13 Sep 2005 03:00:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from rosebud.otenet.gr (rosebud.otenet.gr [195.170.0.94]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 77CE443D48 for ; Tue, 13 Sep 2005 03:00:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from flame.pc (patr530-a103.otenet.gr [212.205.215.103]) by rosebud.otenet.gr (8.13.4/8.13.4/Debian-1) with ESMTP id j8D304w0016840; Tue, 13 Sep 2005 06:00:52 +0300 Received: from flame.pc (flame [127.0.0.1]) by flame.pc (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j8D2xV84001976; Tue, 13 Sep 2005 05:59:31 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from keramida@localhost) by flame.pc (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id j8D2x15B001960; Tue, 13 Sep 2005 05:59:01 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 05:59:01 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Koen Heringa Message-ID: <20050913025901.GJ1615@flame.pc> References: <4325EB57.1010302@home.nl> <20050913025240.GC1615@flame.pc> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4325EB57.1010302@home.nl> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Minor error in freebsd handbook X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 03:00:57 -0000 On 2005-09-12 22:55, Koen Heringa wrote: > Hello, I think I found an error in the online freebsd handbook. > But I am not very sure because I am very new to bsd. > Anyway in Chapter 8 Configuring the FreeBSD Kernel, > > *Procedure 1. Building a Kernel the ?Traditional? Way* > > 1. > > Run config(8) > to > generate the kernel source code. > > # /usr/sbin/config MYKERNEL > > I think the command should be > # /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/config MYKERNEL > > Atleast that's what I make of it when I lookup the config command in the > hyperlinked text. That's not quite right. I don't think there's a 'config' binary in the source tree if one has followed the recommended way of running "make buildworld". Even if there is, it's going to be in a totally different path (i.e. under /usr/src/usr.sbin/config) and it's still something we don't want new users to do. Those who know enough to build their own version of config(8) are already experienced users and don't need the Handbook, so this works the other way too :)