Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 20:28:29 -0700 (PDT) From: Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/41253: config(8) and/or Handbook deficiency Message-ID: <200208020328.g723STh39942@cfcl.com>
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>Number: 41253
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: config(8) and/or Handbook deficiency
>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: Thu Aug 01 20:30:02 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Rich Morin
>Release: FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
Canta Forda Computer Laboratory
>Environment:
FreeBSD cfcl.com 4.5-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE #0:
Mon Jan 28 14:31:56 GMT 2002
murray@builder.freebsdmall.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC i386
>Description:
For the first time since I started using FreeBSD, several
years ago, I found myself needing to configure the kernel.
So, to refresh my memory, I did a "man config". It told
me a few useful things, then referred me to the FreeBSD
Handbook, which told me some more.
Nowhere in all of this, however, was there a simple and
complete recipe for configuring a new kernel!
>How-To-Repeat:
Ask a newbie (or a rusty oldbie :-) to config a system...
>Fix:
Add a page to the Handbook, giving a complete rundown on
building a new kernel, including an annotated version of
something like:
# cd /sys/i386/conf
# cp GENERIC <some_name>
# vi <some_name>
...
# config <some_name>
# cd ../../compile/<some_name>
# make depend
# make
# make install
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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