Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 22:00:39 -0700 From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@cup.hp.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: Vivek Khera <khera@kciLink.com>, Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.ORG>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HEADS UP! Always use the 'make buildkernel' target to make yer kernels Message-ID: <396AA9F7.264ACB5A@cup.hp.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0007092043510.33246-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> <14697.55301.614418.390096@onceler.kcilink.com> <20000711103710.B21954@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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Greg Lehey wrote: > Agreed. I tried it out and found a number of things I didn't like > about it. Basically, it's a completely different build process: > > 1. Before building, it removes the existing kernel build tree. > There's no good reason for this. The buildkernel target is modelled after a buildworld. > 2. It builds in a different tree (/usr/obj instead of > /usr/src/sys/compile). These two points mean that if you later > want to go back and tune your kernel (change a driver parameter, > say), you can't just do a config; cd ../../compile/FOO; make, you > have to go the whole nine yards. The buildkernel target is designed solely for upgrading and cross-compiling purposes. > 3. It gives the kernel a different name. IIRC, this was to allow multiple kernel to be installed. > 4. It's just plain clumsy. There was to little time... I think the buildkernel and installkernel have been "promoted" to a function they are not designed for. I don't think these targets are fit to be "the only supported" targets and should not be advocated nor evaluated as such. -- Marcel Moolenaar mail: marcel@cup.hp.com / marcel@FreeBSD.org tel: (408) 447-4222 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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