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Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 14:15:54 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org>
To: Jeff Wyman <wysoft@wysoft.tzo.com>
Cc: Vivek Khera <khera@kciLink.com>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: HEADS UP! Always use the 'make buildkernel' target to make yer
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On Mon, 10 Jul 2000, Jeff Wyman wrote:

> The buildkernel process is used _during_ an upgrade. After the
> new 4.0 kernel has been booted and appropriate changes have been made to
> the system, kernels may be built successfully in the traditional way.

You can also build kernels the "old way" and it will work most of the
time, but "buildkernel" is the officially supported way for *all* kernel
builds - so please don't post bug reports unless you've tried buildkernel
and it's failed. Yes, this should be documented in the handbook.

Kris

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