Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 14:36:46 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy <jeremyp@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au> To: Warner Losh <imp@village.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src UPDATING Message-ID: <99Sep30.143349est.40331@border.alcanet.com.au> In-Reply-To: <199909300353.VAA08374@harmony.village.org> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909292249000.35534-100000@jade.chc-chimes.com> <199909300353.VAA08374@harmony.village.org>
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On Thu, Sep 30, 1999 at 01:53:10PM +1000, Warner Losh wrote:
>In message <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909292249000.35534-100000@jade.chc-chimes.com> Bill Fumerola writes:
>: On a side note: 3.x -> 4.0-CURRENT can no longer be accomplished with a
>: quick buildworld + kernel build.
>
>Yes, but can't it be accomplished by a make kernel, install reboot
>make world?
The problems I've encountered to date[1] are:
- 3.2 (and presumably -stable) can't configure a -current (GENERIC)
kernel. This can be solved by building a -current config(8) first.
- gcc 2.7.2 can't compile a -current kernel. The problem is that
the asm constraints in i386/include/atomic.h aren't compatible
between 2.7.2 and ECGS. Neither Matt Dillon nor Alan Cox (they're
the two people I know have been working on those constraits) have
been able to come up with a solution. The work-arounds I can
think of are either build/install ECGS first, or replace the
-current i386/include/atomic.h with the one from -stable before
compiling the kernel. The latter produces a cleanly linked
kernel.
I can't quickly check whether the resultant kernel actually works,
and whether it is compatible enough with a -stable world to enable
you to build and install a -current world.
[1] These are based on 3.2-RELEASE off the CD-ROM and a sys from
cvs-all about 14 hours ago - before the
Peter
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