Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 15:16:31 -0600 From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Re: proper way to make kernel... Message-ID: <15034.27567.887257.171081@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <20010322161242.A17495@student.uu.se> References: <20010321205923.A1882@student.uu.se> <200103221449.PAA86223@lurza.secnetix.de> <20010322161242.A17495@student.uu.se>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> types: > On Thu, Mar 22, 2001 at 03:49:44PM +0100, Oliver Fromme wrote: > > Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> wrote: > > > And besides, the former (using KERNCONF) *is* the preferred way to > > > compile a kernel. > > I think it's only preferred (and even required) when you do > > a make world. If you just changed something in your kernel > > config file and then build a new one (maybe without even > > having /usr/src except for sys), then the standard way to do > > it is the usual "config, make depend, make, make install". > In the particular case you describe when you just change the kernel config > file and the sources you are building from are the same as were originally > used to compile the world then "config, make depend, make, make install" > will work just fine. That will work fine in any case where the world sources and the installed world match each other. A new kernel config, or having patched the kernel sources and wanting to install patched verfsion (in which case, config and make depend may not be needed either). <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?15034.27567.887257.171081>