From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 8 16:37:51 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C917D16A4CF for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 16:37:51 +0000 (GMT) Received: from zproxy.gmail.com (zproxy.gmail.com [64.233.162.198]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC60643D53 for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 16:37:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tomasq@gmail.com) Received: by zproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id 34so444395nzf for ; Fri, 08 Apr 2005 09:37:50 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:references; b=WXx2egQqjRGpGghgK7Pp0OruHJ47/PNnPqxBGTG43w3AUfZZgI2vAaXLTz9ZQCtrhCSzZq/bZETimT2Lrs+GCwkemW2BepsgQdDuiuM69bNCQHOte814mbLfudal61mKcTw2JWLXJClJ3zf8IuL0NIMxX8ahBq9maOYrWMSONS4= Received: by 10.36.25.19 with SMTP id 19mr96585nzy; Fri, 08 Apr 2005 09:37:50 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.36.2.19 with HTTP; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 09:37:50 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <9e46c99e05040809374cef139e@mail.gmail.com> Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 12:37:50 -0400 From: Tomas Quintero To: jmlewis@dslextreme.com In-Reply-To: <181f0a1d925a11a08a1a531a.20050408092519.wzyrjvf@www.dslextreme.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <0a0a0a0a.20050408090054.wzyrjvf@www.dslextreme.com> <810a540e05040809136f7546bf@mail.gmail.com> <181f0a1d925a11a08a1a531a.20050408092519.wzyrjvf@www.dslextreme.com> cc: pergesu@gmail.com cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Build kernel vs build world X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Tomas Quintero List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 16:37:51 -0000 If your supfile was set to RELENG_5 then you getting 5.4-PRERELEASE is correct, as -STABLE becomes the next -RELEASE, so on and so forth. On Apr 8, 2005 12:25 PM, Joshua Lewis wrote: > I was getting ready to build world and I noticed (to my utmost suprise) > that my system is running 5.4-PRERELEASE. I must have had the wrong tag in > my supfile and downloaded the src for 5.4. > > So I am already running 5.4 I guess I will upgrade totaly. Are there any > gotcha's I should now about. At this point I think I am running 5.4 kernel > with 5.3 binaries. So should I just to a CVSup with the 5.4 tag and then > use the instructions below from Pat? > > Thank you, > Joshua Lewis > > Pat Maddox > > You're right, building the world is building all the base binaries. > > It should be done while you're building the kernel: > > # make buildworld > > # make buildkernel kernconf=CONF > > # make installkernel kernconf=CONF > > # make installworld > > # mergemaster > > > > Here's a good guide on everything you need to do to update your machine: > > http://layer0.layeredtech.com/showthread.php?t=2 > > > > > > > > On Apr 8, 2005 10:00 AM, Joshua Lewis wrote: > >> Is there a difference between building a world and building a kernel? > >> > >> Common sence is telling me building world rebuilds all the execuables > >> and > >> config files or something a little more intense then just the kernel. > >> > >> However I have not been able to find any instructions on how to "build > >> world" not even in the handbook. I found building a kernel and was able > >> to > >> do that with no problems. But I would like to update my system with any > >> security updates that have occured since 5.3 has come out. > >> > >> Thanks for any tips. > >> > >> Thank you, > >> Joshua Lewis > >> _______________________________________________ > >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to > >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- -Tomas Quintero