Date: Sat, 1 Mar 1997 09:25:47 +0100 From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch) To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: migrating 2.1.7 -> 2.2: simple or hairy? Message-ID: <Mutt.19970301092547.j@uriah.heep.sax.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.94.970228141745.18439B-100000@aries.bb.cc.wa.us>; from Chris Coleman on Feb 28, 1997 14:37:02 -0800 References: <Mutt.19970228222027.j@uriah.heep.sax.de> <Pine.NEB.3.94.970228141745.18439B-100000@aries.bb.cc.wa.us>
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As Chris Coleman wrote: > What about /usr/src/sys files, are they updated? Of course, they're part of /usr/src. It's only that a `make world' doesn't recompile your (or any other, FWIW) kernel. If you're already using a custom kernel, and you didn't forget to run `make depend', it's usually a simple matter of recompiling the bits there. Sometimes, it's also necessary to run config(8) again, first. In this case, it's safe to run `config -n', but don't forget to run `make depend' again. > Does it cause any problems if I let the kernel get out of date and keep > upgrading the system binaries with "make world" ? Over time, yes, it will cause you problems. All the binaries that rely on kernel-internal data structure cease working correctly (ps(1), netstat(1), w(1) etc.). -- cheers, J"org joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)
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