Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 05:59:01 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Koen Heringa <noek@home.nl> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Minor error in freebsd handbook Message-ID: <20050913025901.GJ1615@flame.pc> In-Reply-To: <4325EB57.1010302@home.nl> References: <4325EB57.1010302@home.nl> <20050913025240.GC1615@flame.pc>
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On 2005-09-12 22:55, Koen Heringa <noek@home.nl> 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) > <http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=config&sektion=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 :)
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