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@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ The Makefile in this directory supports a number of targets for building components (or all) of the FreeBSD source tree, the most commonly used one being ``world'', which rebuilds and installs everything in the FreeBSD system from the source tree except the -kernel and the contents of /etc. Please see the top of the Makefile +kernel, the kernel-modules and the contents of /etc. The +``buildkernel'' and ``installkernel'' targets build and install +the kernel and the modules. Please see the top of the Makefile in this directory for more information on the standard build targets and compile-time flags. @@ -23,10 +25,10 @@ And in the config(8) man page. The sample kernel configuration files reside in the sys/i386/conf sub-directory (assuming that you've installed the kernel sources), the file named GENERIC being the one used to build your initial installation -kernel. The file LINT contains entries for all possible devices, not -just those commonly used, and is meant more as a general reference -than an actual kernel configuration file (a kernel built from it -wouldn't even run). +kernel. The file NOTES contains entries and documentation for all possible +devices, not just those commonly used. It is the successor of the ancient +LINT file, but in contrast to LINT, it is not buildable as a kernel but a +pure reference and documentation file. Source Roadmap: @@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ bin System/User commands. contrib Packages contributed by 3rd parties. -crypto Export controlled stuff (see crypto/README). +crypto Cryptography stuff (see crypto/README). etc Template files for /etc |