Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 09:41:12 +0200 From: "Alexandr A. Listopad" <laa@laa.zp.ua> To: Peter Wemm <peter@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src Makefile.inc1 Message-ID: <20010122094112.A3470@laa.zp.ua> In-Reply-To: <200101220729.f0M7TnZ86477@freefall.freebsd.org>; from peter@FreeBSD.ORG on Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 11:29:49PM -0800 References: <200101220729.f0M7TnZ86477@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Sun, Jan 21, 2001 at 11:29:49PM -0800, Peter Wemm wrote:
> peter 2001/01/21 23:29:49 PST
>
> Modified files:
> . Makefile.inc1
> Log:
> Using "KERNEL" for buildkernel was a very very bad mistake. $KERNEL is
> already used by the kernel makefiles themselves, and this leads to a lot
> of trouble when people put "KERNEL=MYKERNEL" in make.conf. Bite the bullet
> and change it to KERNCONF instead, before it gets too far entrenched.
>
> The kernel Makefiles use ${KERNEL} as the name of what to install the
> kernel as, eg: /boot/${KERNEL}/kernel or /${KERNEL}. This leads to much
> unhappiness with things like /LOCAL instead of /kernel. buildkernel is
> severely limited as it is only useful directly after a buildworld.
src/UPDATING need to be changed?
--
Laa
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