Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 22:13:10 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Jonathan Horne <freebsd@dfwlp.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: custom kernel file question Message-ID: <20060420191310.GA3433@gothmog.pc> In-Reply-To: <36859.208.11.134.3.1145559685.squirrel@mail.dfwlp.com> References: <36859.208.11.134.3.1145559685.squirrel@mail.dfwlp.com>
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On 2006-04-20 14:01, Jonathan Horne <freebsd@dfwlp.com> wrote:
> here is a silly one, which may deserve a chuckle from my peers :)
>
> what am i doing that zaps my custom kernel config file? i compiled a new
> one the day i built this box, but now i return to /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/,
> and my file isnt there anymore!
You run CVSup with the `*default delete' option enabled in your supfile.
> what did i do that removed it, so i can avoid (or safeguard against) this
> action in the future?
Keep your kernel config outside the /usr/src/sys/i386/conf tree and
symlink to it every time you build.
# cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf
# ln -s /root/kernconf/GIORGOS
# cd /usr/src
# make KERNCONF=GIORGOS buildworld buildkernel
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