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| author | imp <imp@FreeBSD.org> | 2003-11-14 16:55:00 +0000 |
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| committer | imp <imp@FreeBSD.org> | 2003-11-14 16:55:00 +0000 |
| commit | 0e54f1820da54570841e5edd46ea4ff9c4201d64 (patch) | |
| tree | e34e64e48faa13694160cccaeb6dbcbe69d8ad46 | |
| parent | f6288e755295f2eac268f9c8d65fab5264a6fb1b (diff) | |
| download | FreeBSD-src-0e54f1820da54570841e5edd46ea4ff9c4201d64.zip FreeBSD-src-0e54f1820da54570841e5edd46ea4ff9c4201d64.tar.gz | |
Amplify the reboot requirement
| -rw-r--r-- | share/man/man7/build.7 | 11 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man7/build.7 b/share/man/man7/build.7 index 334a0e2..854575b 100644 --- a/share/man/man7/build.7 +++ b/share/man/man7/build.7 @@ -94,10 +94,6 @@ Rebuild the kernel and the kernel modules. Install the kernel and the kernel modules. .It Cm reinstallkernel Reinstall the kernel and the kernel modules. -.It Cm most -Build user commands, no libraries or include files. -.It Cm installmost -Install user commands, no libraries or include files. .El .Pp For more information about the ports build process, see @@ -146,7 +142,7 @@ method of updating your system from the latest sources is: make buildworld make buildkernel KERNCONF=FOO make installkernel KERNCONF=FOO -<Reboot in single user mode> +<Reboot the new kernel in single user mode> make installworld mergemaster .Ed @@ -174,6 +170,11 @@ otherwise many programs which have been rebuilt .Xr top 1 , etc.\&) may not work with the old kernel which is still running. +While not strictly necessary much of the time for upgrades from very +recent sources, the reboot into single user mode is critically +important for upgrading from older kernels, or when you know +.Dq weird things +have happened with the kernel. .Pp The following sequence of commands can be used to cross-build the system for the Alpha architecture on an i386 host: |
