Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:33:44 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Jamie Paul Griffin <jamie@kode5.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Issue with kernel building Message-ID: <20120823183344.d58ef398.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20120823162359.GA1678@kontrol.kode5.net> References: <DUB109-W1405A43C7DAF2745B9971C4C4BA0@phx.gbl> <DUB109-W43A04B60FE9CA02F27FA04C4BF0@phx.gbl> <448vd5pwsd.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <20120823134137.GA21352@kontrol.kode5.net> <44obm1of6o.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <20120823162359.GA1678@kontrol.kode5.net>
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On Thu, 23 Aug 2012 17:23:59 +0100, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: > [ Lowell Gilbert wrote on Thu 23.Aug'12 at 10:28:47 -0400 ] > > > Jamie Paul Griffin <jamie@kode5.net> writes: > > > > > [ Lowell Gilbert wrote on Thu 23.Aug'12 at 9:23:14 -0400 ] > > > > > >> antonin tessier <antonintessier@live.fr> writes: > > >> > > >> > I have a problem when I try to build my own kernel. I had never > > >> > got such a one; here is my kernel configuration file and the > > >> > building errors that it makes. > > > > > >> Or just stay with GENERIC; most consumer PCs have no real reason to need > > >> a customized kernel. > > > > > > I agree. It boots quickly and it isn't really necessary for the majority of users. I can be useful to learn the procedure, etc. but didn't use the correct command anyway: > > > > > > make buildkernel KERNCONF=KERNELCONFIG > > > ^^^^^^^^^^^ > > > > "make kernel" is equivalent to "make buildkernel installkernel". > > Ah, I didn't know that. I just stick to the Handbook info but it's good > to learn other options. Cheers. Have a look at the comment header of /usr/src/Makefile -- it contaons lots of "compressed information" about how to deal with source installs. Also worth reading: "man make.conf" and "man src.conf". -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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