From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 6 10:55:56 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1AB6C106567B for ; Sun, 6 Jun 2010 10:55:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fbsd1@a1poweruser.com) Received: from mail-03.name-services.com (mail-03.name-services.com [69.64.155.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09B0A8FC13 for ; Sun, 6 Jun 2010 10:55:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [10.0.10.3] ([202.69.173.90]) by mail-03.name-services.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Sun, 6 Jun 2010 03:55:55 -0700 Message-ID: <4C0B7EB7.20603@a1poweruser.com> Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2010 18:55:51 +0800 From: Fbsd1 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "questions@freebsd.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Jun 2010 10:55:56.0399 (UTC) FILETIME=[D71CE7F0:01CB0566] X-Sender: fbsd1@a1poweruser.com Cc: Subject: installworld and sources X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2010 10:55:56 -0000 Compiling a new kernel from source requires /usr/src to be populated, I understand that. The buildworld process for sure needs /usr/src. My question is , is /usr/src also used in the installworld process? Now I have never had to do this type of system RELEASE upgrade before, so I just don't know.