From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Nov 8 10:27:48 2002 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 90AB637B401 for ; Fri, 8 Nov 2002 10:27:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from woozle.rinet.ru (woozle.rinet.ru [195.54.192.68]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B153D43E6E for ; Fri, 8 Nov 2002 10:27:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marck@rinet.ru) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by woozle.rinet.ru (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id gA8IRjTJ027064; Fri, 8 Nov 2002 21:27:45 +0300 (MSK) (envelope-from marck@rinet.ru) Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 21:27:45 +0300 (MSK) From: Dmitry Morozovsky To: Alessandro de Manzano Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: old way of compiling kernel In-Reply-To: <20021108190559.A43111@libero.sunshine.ale> Message-ID: <20021108212514.H23035-100000@woozle.rinet.ru> X-NCC-RegID: ru.rinet MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, 8 Nov 2002, Alessandro de Manzano wrote: AdM> I'm using FreeBSD in production since 3 years but I've a little question AdM> I would ask since then: AdM> AdM> _exactly_ why on a freshly installed system (no cvsup, no build AdM> anything) to compile just the kernel I must use the "old way" (1) and AdM> can't use new way (2) ? AdM> AdM> I've been told I can use (2) only after at least one "make buildworld", AdM> not on a vergin system. AdM> AdM> I'm looking for a detailed explanation, technical deep :) AdM> AdM> Someone could, please, enlight me ? :-) Just because way (2) uses config/compile/build environment from /usr/obj/..., not from the installed base system. I think some Makefile magic could be done to make second way useable in case of nonexistent /usr/obj/..., but this question should be directed to ru@, I suppose (and do not expect he would not be angry 'cause of this! ;-) Sincerely, D.Marck [DM5020, DM268-RIPE, DM3-RIPN] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *** Dmitry Morozovsky --- D.Marck --- Wild Woozle --- marck@rinet.ru *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message