Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2004 16:54:01 -0500 From: Punahele Tannehill <puna@imagescape.com> To: Arthur Barlow <arthurbarlow@earthlink.net> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Build new kernel Message-ID: <40C63579.9090002@imagescape.com> In-Reply-To: <pan.2004.06.07.20.03.53.593859@earthlink.net> References: <pan.2004.06.07.20.03.53.593859@earthlink.net>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Arthur Barlow wrote: > I'm trying to build a new FreeBSD kernel on one of my machines. I have > done this successfully on a different machine. But, even though I > donwloaded the source from the ftp.freebsd.org website when I run "make > buildkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL" it gives me a message saying cannot find > target buildkernel. I created a copy of GENERIC in a different > subdirectory and make a symbolic link to "/usr/src/sys/i386/conf." > Clearly I must be missing an appropriate Makefile somewhere. Any > suggestions? Check that the identification line in your new kernel configuration file has been updated to the new file's name. For example, if you made a copy of GENERIC and renamed it MYKERNEL, the line in your new kernel configuration file should look like: ident MYKERNEL NOTE: it is case sensitive. Puna > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?40C63579.9090002>