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From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com>
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To: Peter Kurpis <kurpis@gte.net>
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Subject: Re: can't rebuild GENERIC
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Peter Kurpis wrote:
> 
> >At 02:16 AM 9/28/00 , you wrote:
> >>Hi, I am trying to reconfigure my kernel on version 4.1
> >>(having installed all sources from the CDROM).  I
> >>followed the instructions in the online Handbook.
> >>
> >>I had problems, so I took a step back and tried rebuilding
> >>GENERIC:
> >
> >If I understand you correctly, to reconfigure the kernel you
> >cp GENERIC <any file name in caps>
> >configure your new file the way you want
> >/usr/sbin/config <any file name in caps>
> >cd ../../compile/<any file name in caps>
> >make clean
> >make depend
> >make
> >make install
> >reboot
> >
> >Good Luck
> 
> Thanks, I know that's the procedure in 3.x, and in Greg Lehey's
> book, but the online handbook that comes with 4.1 seems to
> have a different procedure, namely,
> 
>     cp GENERIC FOO
>     ...then configure FOO however I want...
>     cd /usr/src
>     make buildkernel KERNEL=GENERIC 2>&1 >/tmp/make.log
> 
> I'm confused.  Will the old procedure work?

The buildkernel option won't work unless you have populated /usr/obj
by a "make buildworld" first. The config and make depend way may not
work after a cvsup. Once you have a new userland and kernel installed,
the config and make depend will work.

Kent

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