From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 14 13:37:09 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F2E3316A4CE for ; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:37:08 -0800 (PST) Received: from malasada.lava.net (malasada.lava.net [64.65.64.17]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A2F243F75 for ; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 13:37:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cliftonr@lava.net) Received: by malasada.lava.net (Postfix, from userid 102) id 585841539EC; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:37:06 -1000 (HST) Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 11:37:05 -1000 From: Clifton Royston To: hackers@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20031114113705.D5759@tikitechnologies.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i Subject: Observations on make release process? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 21:37:09 -0000 Is this as good a list as any for observations on the FreeBSD "make release" process? I can't see any other list that fits the subject. I have some observations fairly fresh in my mind from trying to build a version of FreeBSD 4.8.12 with the IBM Propolice anti-stack-smash patch. This was intended as a quick prelude to trying to build our own internal release with a reduced set of base binaries, different packages available on CD for install, etc. However, I certainly ran into more pitfalls than I expected along the way, and a lot less detail and more handwaving than I expected in the docs I could find. I'm hoping I can usefully lay a few of the pitfalls or issues out for future reference by others, and for correction by those who are more knowledgeable than I. -- Clifton -- Clifton Royston -- cliftonr@tikitechnologies.com Tiki Technologies Lead Programmer/Software Architect Did you ever fly a kite in bed? Did you ever walk with ten cats on your head? Did you ever milk this kind of cow? Well we can do it. We know how. If you never did, you should. These things are fun, and fun is good. -- Dr. Seuss