Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 14:09:19 -0700 From: "James Johnson" <bonk1138@msn.com> To: <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Installkernel Message-ID: <KJEDKFEKMMFFMPFPBLJHOEFFCMAA.bonk1138@msn.com>
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Just a little usability observation(or I am too lazy to script_my_own_tools and want to whine!) The method of building and installing a kernel to me seems a bit off.. Both the buildworld and installworld targets default to GENERIC, yet GENERIC is a file checked into the -CURRENT CVS repository.. Any changes to this file will get blown away if whenever you update the sources unless you explicity exclude this file. No one I know runs BSD with a GENERIC kernel, they have specific requirements for the hardware in their machines. Having to specify which kernel to build with the KERNEL= parameter seems to indicate that people should be running GENERIC kernels all the time as it is the default. This just doesnt seem right. I know a script could easily be written to grab a filename out of something like /boot/loader.conf to get which kernel config file you want to use by default.. Are there any plans to change this or is this method final? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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