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Date:      Tue, 17 Aug 1999 02:06:12 -0700 (PDT)
From:      eagle@phc.igs.net
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   docs/13194: Bad info in handbook/kernelconfig
Message-ID:  <19990817090612.4C66C14F4E@hub.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         13194
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       Bad info in handbook/kernelconfig
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Aug 17 02:10:02 PDT 1999
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Robert Garrett
>Release:        4.0 - current
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
The handbook chapter on building the kernel suggest that if config wont
rebuild your kernel you update just config...

this is bogus
>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
Index: chapter.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/home/ncvs/doc/en/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.18
diff -u -r1.18 chapter.sgml
--- chapter.sgml        1999/08/05 20:48:14     1.18
+++ chapter.sgml        1999/08/17 08:56:03
@@ -115,16 +115,7 @@
       overwhelming to you, so follow the descriptions in the <link
        linkend="kernelconfig-config">Configuration File</link> section slowly
       and carefully.</para>
-
-    <note>
-      <para>If you are trying to upgrade your kernel from an older version of
-       FreeBSD, you will probably have to get a new version of
-           &man.config.8; from the same place you got the new kernel sources.
-       It is located in <filename>/usr/src/usr.sbin</filename>, so you will
-       need to download those sources as well.  Re-build and install it
-       before running the next commands.</para>
-    </note>
-
+
     <para>When you are finished, type the following to compile and install
       your kernel:</para>




                                                               

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