Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 00:55:26 -0700 (PDT) From: fbsdmail@dnswatch.com To: "Garrett Cooper" <yaneurabeya@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: When will the amd64 be supported? Message-ID: <84a3304dae11aa775584e2e934a15420.dnswclient@www.dnswatch.com> In-Reply-To: <78A980B2-E533-48DD-A47D-03DA6A58D366@gmail.com> References: <e501e716c438fbb733ee680279a26f56.dnswclient@www.dnswatch.com> <AANLkTikx5xXgPxGe_6TVk50B_Yhv2yRJNP_gOR7XKz_9@mail.gmail.com> <ac5b101c3451ca96842556b7288109fe.dnswclient@www.dnswatch.com> <78A980B2-E533-48DD-A47D-03DA6A58D366@gmail.com>
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On Fri, June 4, 2010 12:38 am, Garrett Cooper wrote: > On Jun 4, 2010, at 12:31 AM, fbsdmail@dnswatch.com wrote: > > >> On Fri, June 4, 2010 12:19 am, Garrett Cooper wrote: >> >>> On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 12:16 AM, <fbsdmail@dnswatch.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Greetings, >>>> If it isn't already apparent, this is my first attempt building >>>> kernel on an AMD based arch. I have spent some 20yrs building >>>> world/kernel on the arch i386. But, after reading everything I >>>> thought I would need to know, I'm /still/ unable to complete a >>>> successful kernel build on the amd64 arch. >>>> >>>> cd /usr/src make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYAMDKERN fails: MYAMDKERN >>>> not found cd sys/amd64/ config MYAMDKERN OK cd ../compile/MYAMDKERN >>>> make cleandepend && make depend fails with alot of "i386" errors >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> So, on a fresh 8-RELEASE install from DVD w/cvsupped src && ports, >>>> now running GENERIC, with a successful buildworld... Is it possible >>>> to build for the amd64 arch? >>>> >>>> If so, can anyone suggest where I went wrong? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you for all your time and consideration in this matter. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Try sys/amd64/conf ;)... >>> >> Right you are! Sorry that was a /typo/ on my part. >> That /should/ have read: >> cd /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf config OK >> cd ../compile/MYAMDKERN make cleandepend && make depend >> >> which fails w/ alot of "i386" related errors. >> >> Did I understand you correctly? >> >> >> Thank you for all your time and consideration. >> > > uname -m and providing your MYAMDKERN would help too... I've been running > amd64 for at least 5 years now, so I doubt it's the architecture. Thanks, I hope to be running the /same/ -- soon! :) Well, as you're now already aware, I've builtworld for the "i386" -- I have no idea how I ended up that way. That said, you can find the KERNCONF I'm using form: /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf @ https://ultimatedns.NET/XIII.gz Thank you very much for your continued time and consideration. --Chris > -Garrett
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