Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 00:59:01 +0200 From: "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@FreeBSD.org> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Re: handbook - kernel build question Message-ID: <20040425225901.GQ1130@zaphod.nitro.dk> In-Reply-To: <20040423201551.GB51713@gothmog.gr> References: <20040423131549.GA40621@tyson.homeunix.org> <20040423201551.GB51713@gothmog.gr>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On 2004.04.23 23:15:51 +0300, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > [-- Message copied from freebsd-questions to freebsd-doc --] > [-- where it fits the list charter a lot more. --] > > On 2004-04-23 08:15, "Terry L. Tyson Jr." <ty@tyson.homeunix.org> wrote: > > In section 9.3 of the handbook just before the two procedures it lists > > "If you are building a new kernel without updating the source code > > (perhaps just to add a new option, such as IPFIREWALL) you can use > > either procedure." > > > > However, after the two procedures it says "If you have not upgraded > > your source tree in any way (you have not run CVsup, CTM, or used > > anoncvs), then you should use the config, make depend, make, make > > install sequence." which is procedure 1. > > > > This seems contradictory to me. Also, I have not upgraded anything on > > this particular box, used procedure 2 and all seems well. > > Hi Terry, > > IMHO, the wording could have been less confusing and certainly not > contradictory at all, if the second snippet mentioned had used "could" > instead of "should". > > Would it all look better written as shown below? [snip] This also seems like a good change to me, so I have committed it. Thanks! Nice to see that you are still around :-). -- Simon L. Nielsen FreeBSD Documentation Team [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAjEK1h9pcDSc1mlERAmKqAJ48fPvK2EA7X0FiEH1gGrw6WIxmVQCbBmMi gTpNYMlIeYI4fOypM/hV+5Y= =GkoL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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