Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:32:02 +0000 From: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-all@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-src-main@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: b183dae4a993 - main - build.7: Explain specifying multiple KERNCONFs Message-ID: <69e90612.406ab.6a4ab998@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by ziaee: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=b183dae4a9934ed9bb91763b5f9d9d4e4d4120a2 commit b183dae4a9934ed9bb91763b5f9d9d4e4d4120a2 Author: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2026-04-22 17:31:04 +0000 Commit: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2026-04-22 17:31:04 +0000 build.7: Explain specifying multiple KERNCONFs MFC after: 3 days Reviewed by: ivy, mhorne Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D56281 --- share/man/man7/build.7 | 19 ++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/man/man7/build.7 b/share/man/man7/build.7 index 7d1cb31fea1f..ef4e2c94a82f 100644 --- a/share/man/man7/build.7 +++ b/share/man/man7/build.7 @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd April 13, 2026 +.Dd April 22, 2026 .Dt BUILD 7 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -578,11 +578,20 @@ name ${MACHINE_ARCH}-gcc<major version>. .It Va INSTKERNNAME If set, specify an alternative name to build and install for the various kernel make targets. +Defaults to +.Dq Li kernel . .It Va KERNCONF -Overrides which kernel to build and install for the various kernel -make targets. -It defaults to -.Cm GENERIC . +Specify one or more space-separated kernels to build and install for the +various kernel make targets. +If multiple kernels are specified, the first listed kernel installs to +.Pa /boot/${INSTKERNNAME} , +and subsequent kernels install to +.Pa /boot/${INSTKERNNAME}.NAME . +.Pp +If unset, it defaults to GENERIC, +except on POWER architectures, +where it defaults to GENERIC64 for powerpc64, +and GENERIC64LE for powerpc64le. .It Va KERNBUILDDIR Overrides the default directory to get all the opt_*.h files for building a kernel module.home | help
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