Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2026 16:35:31 +0000 From: Lexi Winter <ivy@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-pkgbase@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Patched kernel workflow Message-ID: <abGZ0xvAPVji8bI0@amaryllis.le-fay.org> In-Reply-To: <CADzCCsNCo1VcP5NRk00ZZrXVogG1zjBN2KmMJT5FAPfr5qewuA@mail.gmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Микола Микола wrote in <CADzCCsNCo1VcP5NRk00ZZrXVogG1zjBN2KmMJT5FAPfr5qewuA@mail.gmail.com>: > I am the user of FreeBSD 15-STABLE with pkgbase. I have found myself > recently in quick need to modify the sources of kernel in order to > debug/fix issue I was having trouble with. > > I found myself in unpleasant situation where make installkernel complains > about overriding pkgbase kernel and modules, noting that pkg will get out > of sync. > > So I have few questions. First is what exactly happens when pkg gets out of > sync? because the files on disk no longer match what pkg(8) installed and recorded in its database, it will make incorrect decisions about how to manage those files. for exactly it might incorrectly upgrade or downgrade the kernel, it might install new files that conflict with the currently installed files, or it might leave files on disk when they should be removed. > Second, what is streamlined workflow to build custom kernel and > integrate it into system. if you want to temporary install a different kernel for testing, the simplest way is to use: # make installkernel INSTKERNNAME=testkernel this will install the new kernel at /boot/testkernel, which will not conflict with your existing pkgbase-managed kernel. you can then boot this new kernel from loader(8) in the usual way. alternatively if you want to manage the kernel yourself and not use pkgbase for it, you can remove the FreeBSD-kernel-generic* packages and run installkernel in the usual way. finally, you could build your own pkgbase repository (see build(7), specifically on "update-packages") and then update from there. > I have heard that you should use Poudriere to build packages, and in my > case it this would mean having custom src git tree and every time new > package needs to be build - a merge should happen in that git tree. some people use poudriere to build pkgbase packages, but it's not the case that you "should" do this. more like, you may choose to do that if it fits into your existing workflow. i personally don't because i think it makes things unnecessarily complicated. > Currently Im viewing options to convert my 15-STABLE from pkgbase to > source-based, i.e. building world and kernel from sources. you can do this using: # pkg unregister -fg 'FreeBSD-*' you will need to disable the FreeBSD-base repository afterwards. make sure you take a backup or BE snapshot being doing that, just in case. [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iHUEABYKAB0WIQSyjTg96lp3RifySyn1nT63mIK/YAUCabGZzwAKCRD1nT63mIK/ YMqnAP9kaU2V1OfG7ihiqCql9L3A9YkLqkRPtRRajvKOxHlnLAEA1Wb1gY6Y6dGI 1aYQSqnhJlDD7DixK8LhynYKVYY9Lwo= =c9kB -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----home | help
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