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Date:      Thu, 16 Aug 2001 17:02:24 -0400
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@iowna.com>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   kernel won't build from kernel sources
Message-ID:  <3B7C34E0.5BAC386A@iowna.com>

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Before I get flamed or anything, let me first say that I don't know for sure
that this is broken, but it WAS broken in 4.3-RELEASE. I have been meaning to
cut a CD and see if it's still broken in 4.4-PRERELEASE but I've been simply
overwhelmed lately.
If nobody else gets around to it first, I'll make a concentrated effort to test
this over the weekend, but I thought I point out the problem so folks could
look at it beforehand, and in case I don't manage to find time for it.

Here's the scoop. If you install ONLY the kernel sources (which, according
to sysinstall, should allow you to compile a kernel) you are unable to
build a kernel. GENERIC won't work, I even tried a super stripped down
kernel and it still wouldn't compile. However, if you install FULL sources,
it works just fine.

I'm pointing this out because I'm guessing that it's something that is
easily overlooked in testing - most testers install full source, right?

So ... I don't know whether this has been fixed in 4.4-PRERELEASE, but it WAS
broken in 4.3-RELEASE. If nobody else manages to verify this by Saturday, I'll
make a serious effort to test and find out if it's still an issue.

-Bill

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