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Date:      Tue, 11 Jul 2000 09:26:26 -0700
From:      "Sameer R. Manek" <manek@ecst.csuchico.edu>
Cc:        <stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: HEADS UP! Always use the 'make buildkernel' target to make y
Message-ID:  <NDBBKDINCKINCMKCHGCIMEGHCPAA.manek@ecst.csuchico.edu>
In-Reply-To: <87snthxcof.fsf@titine.fr.eu.org>

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Eric Jacoboni
> >>>>> "John" == John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.ORG> writes:
>
> John> Did you do a buildworld before running buildkernel, and are all your
> John> sources in sync?
>
> I always make world before making kernel.

The only risk with doing a make world first, is you can potentially break
programs that rely on kernel structures, atleast until you build the new
kernel and reboot.

Programs such as ps, top, w, who, all come to mind as the ones you're most
likely to notice as "broken".

Sameer



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