Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 18:36:35 +0200 From: Marc Fonvieille <blackend@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: docs/41253: config(8) and/or Handbook deficiency Message-ID: <20020802183635.A54849@abigail.blackend.org> In-Reply-To: <p05111b44b97058d28d68@[192.168.254.205]>; from rdm@cfcl.com on Fri, Aug 02, 2002 at 08:58:02AM -0700 References: <200208020720.g727K4LR061796@freefall.freebsd.org> <p05111b44b97058d28d68@[192.168.254.205]>
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On Fri, Aug 02, 2002 at 08:58:02AM -0700, Rich Morin wrote:
[...]
>
> I'd also like to suggest a rewrite of Chapter 9.3, providing instructions
> for folks who haven't installed the sources. Installing the source tree
> is, AFAIK, totally unnecessary for building the kernel; why force folks to
> do it?
I don't understand you on that point, are you talking about only
installing kernel sources? If so, it's already covered:
From the 9.3 page:
Note: If there is not a /usr/src/sys directory on your system, then the
kernel source has not been installed. The easiest way to do this is by
running /stand/sysinstall as root, choosing Configure, then
Distributions, then src, then sys. If you have an aversion to sysinstall
and you have access to an ``official'' FreeBSD CDROM, then you can also
install the source from the command line:
# mount /cdrom
# mkdir -p /usr/src/sys
# ln -s /usr/src/sys /sys
# cat /cdrom/sys/ssys.[a-d]* | tar -xzvf
Only the mandatory kernel sources are mentionned not all sources tree.
I'm a bit lost :( , please tell us exactly what is missing.
Marc
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