From owner-freebsd-questions Sun May 5 18:31:22 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id SAA25450 for questions-outgoing; Sun, 5 May 1996 18:31:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from palmer.demon.co.uk (palmer.demon.co.uk [158.152.50.150]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id SAA25444 for ; Sun, 5 May 1996 18:31:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from palmer.demon.co.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by palmer.demon.co.uk (sendmail/PALMER-1) with ESMTP id CAA13440 ; Mon, 6 May 1996 02:30:43 +0100 (BST) To: john@fea.com (John Fox) cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, florin!john@uunet.uu.net From: "Gary Palmer" Subject: Re: error rebuilding kernel In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 05 May 1996 18:06:01 PDT." <9605060106.AA13308@florin.fea.com> Date: Mon, 06 May 1996 02:30:42 +0100 Message-ID: <13438.831346242@palmer.demon.co.uk> Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk John Fox wrote in message ID <9605060106.AA13308@florin.fea.com>: > I am trying to rebuild the kernel with source > from ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/FreeBSD-current/src/sys > All the configuration files, GENERIC, LINT, and mine > (RENMINBI) produce an error: making the dependencies > after config finds that these header files do not exist: You're trying to build a -current kernel with a -stable (or earlier) system. The two don't mix. In order to compile a -current kernel on a non-current system, you'll need the -current config too... Of course, the kernel won't work if you try booting it as the interface to the kernel for a lot of programs (sysctl springs to mind as a very good example) has changed in -current. Gary -- Gary Palmer FreeBSD Core Team Member FreeBSD - Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info.