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- Remove FreeBSD 4.x of building the kernel.
While it might technically work, it is better to
document the 'correct' way than how to shoot oneself
in the foot

- Remove reference to CVS -P for src.
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Eitan Adler 2017-10-29 08:25:31 +00:00
parent a2aef24aa3
commit e5f5a85203
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00 
svn path=/head/; revision=325097
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@ -1843,21 +1843,6 @@ COMMON ITEMS:
make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE KODIR=/boot/testkernel
nextboot -k testkernel
To just build a kernel when you know that it won't mess you up
--------------------------------------------------------------
This assumes you are already running a CURRENT system. Replace
${arch} with the architecture of your machine (e.g. "i386",
"arm", "amd64", "ia64", "pc98", "sparc64", "powerpc", "mips", etc).
cd src/sys/${arch}/conf
config KERNEL_NAME_HERE
cd ../compile/KERNEL_NAME_HERE
make depend
make
make install
If this fails, go to the "To build a kernel" section.
To rebuild everything and install it on the current system.
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# Note: sometimes if you are running current you gotta do more than
@ -1865,7 +1850,8 @@ COMMON ITEMS:
<make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
make buildworld
make kernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
[1]
<reboot in single user> [3]
mergemaster -Fp [5]
@ -1965,10 +1951,7 @@ COMMON ITEMS:
Make sure that you merge any new devices from GENERIC since the
last time you updated your kernel config file.
[9] When checking out sources, you must include the -P flag to have
cvs prune empty directories.
If CPUTYPE is defined in your /etc/make.conf, make sure to use the
[9] If CPUTYPE is defined in your /etc/make.conf, make sure to use the
"?=" instead of the "=" assignment operator, so that buildworld can
override the CPUTYPE if it needs to.