Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:32:48 +0200 From: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: need help with vbox Message-ID: <gd71nn$mnr$1@ger.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <48F70904.8000702@cran.org.uk> References: <BLU126-W3895D1CBA824D05E30D5A2ED330@phx.gbl> <gd70g0$kge$1@ger.gmane.org> <48F70904.8000702@cran.org.uk>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Bruce Cran wrote: > Ivan Voras wrote: >> Desmond Chapman wrote: >> >>> It's dependent upon kbuild. Since the developers have no intention of >>> fixing the issue, I would like a tutorial on converting the kmk file >>> to a normal Makefile. >>> >> >> What is kmk? Google only shows it's used with VirtualBox and nowhere >> else. If it's something the authors of VirtualBox created, you'll have >> to ask them. >> > > Apparently it's the tool used to build kbuild > (http://svn.netlabs.org/kbuild/wiki/kmk, http://kbuild.sourceforge.net/) > projects. It seems it's what the Linux kernel build system uses. Well, this seems to sum it up: """ Why not use vanilla GNU make? There are several reasons: ... # Finally, because we can. :-) """ [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFI9wpAldnAQVacBcgRAjY+AJ9++bYWu/Qd6vC7DdRAZojoImb/7ACePL9c r/hu+A0r+9sl4ktKqxAZYUA= =U2sT -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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