Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 14:55:41 +0100 From: Ruben de Groot <mail25@bzerk.org> To: Subhro <subhro.kar@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: upgrade 5.3b7 Message-ID: <20041115135541.GA73533@ei.bzerk.org> In-Reply-To: <4198ae53.0f9270f7.6324.0015@smtp.gmail.com> References: <20041115084326.GA70816@ei.bzerk.org> <4198ae53.0f9270f7.6324.0015@smtp.gmail.com>
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Corrected quoting... On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 06:55:20PM +0530, Subhro typed: > >> This clearly states that you *can* build the kernel *after* you do a make >> buildworld. It does *not* say you have to do an installworld. > > Please correct me if I am wrong. What I understood from that entry is the > source code for the kernel had been updated to reflect the changes so that > it can be compiled with the newer system compiler only. If you are not > installing the world, then (as far as I can understand) the newer compiler > resides in /usr/obj and its subdirectories. So if you build (or try to > build) the kernel without the installworld you are basically using the old > compiler to build it. Whereas, if you install the world, you are upgrading > (or should I say overwriting?) the system compiler with an updated version. If you follow the make buildworld - make buildkernel cycle, a new toolchain is first compiled under /usr/obj, which is then used for the rest of the world/kernel to compile. Ruben
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