From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 25 15:59:04 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF84816A4CE for ; Sun, 25 Apr 2004 15:59:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from zaphod.nitro.dk (port324.ds1-khk.adsl.cybercity.dk [212.242.113.79]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B22243D31 for ; Sun, 25 Apr 2004 15:59:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from simon@zaphod.nitro.dk) Received: by zaphod.nitro.dk (Postfix, from userid 3000) id A4466119AA; Mon, 26 Apr 2004 00:59:01 +0200 (CEST) Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 00:59:01 +0200 From: "Simon L. Nielsen" To: Giorgos Keramidas Message-ID: <20040425225901.GQ1130@zaphod.nitro.dk> References: <20040423131549.GA40621@tyson.homeunix.org> <20040423201551.GB51713@gothmog.gr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="t5C3/nrmPumNj5sH" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040423201551.GB51713@gothmog.gr> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] Re: handbook - kernel build question X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 22:59:04 -0000 --t5C3/nrmPumNj5sH Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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. --] >=20 > On 2004-04-23 08:15, "Terry L. Tyson Jr." 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. >=20 > Hi Terry, >=20 > 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". >=20 > 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 :-). --=20 Simon L. Nielsen FreeBSD Documentation Team --t5C3/nrmPumNj5sH Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAjEK1h9pcDSc1mlERAmKqAJ48fPvK2EA7X0FiEH1gGrw6WIxmVQCbBmMi gTpNYMlIeYI4fOypM/hV+5Y= =GkoL -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --t5C3/nrmPumNj5sH--