Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 19:45:39 +1300 From: "Dan Langille" <dan@langille.org> To: Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Patch to fix "make buildkernel requires full obj directory" mistake Message-ID: <200101190645.TAA05468@ducky.nz.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20010119033331.BA6C93E02@bazooka.unixfreak.org> References: Message from Warner Losh <imp@harmony.village.org> of "Thu, 18 Jan 2001 20:13:57 MST." <200101190313.f0J3Dvs50534@harmony.village.org>
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On 18 Jan 2001, at 19:33, Dima Dorfman wrote: > Personally, I think that if there's no technical reason why > buildkernel can't work without a prior buildworld assuming that the > kernel you're building is of the same version that's currently > running, trying to explain two different methods to new users should > be avoided. This is good. New users have enough to learn without getting confused about kernel build methods. I would prefer one method which would work in all cases, but failing that, let's patch the handbook[1]. [1] Some may interpret this as an attempt to goad a fix. It is. ;) -- Dan Langille The FreeBSD Diary - http://freebsddiary.org/ FreshPorts - http://freshports.org/ NZ Broadband - http://unixathome.org/broadband/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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