From e08c336a4902f90c175e33d5b10a3205cdd6961f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: imp Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 05:14:31 +0000 Subject: o Move to recommending the {build,install}kernel targets for updating from older versions of FreeBSD. o Continue to document the old way of doing it with a warning stating if that doesn't work, to do the {build,install}kernel thing. o minor wordsmithing on what a make world really is. --- UPDATING | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) (limited to 'UPDATING') diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING index d9b8067..9da8104 100644 --- a/UPDATING +++ b/UPDATING @@ -215,15 +215,27 @@ COMMON ITEMS: To build a kernel ----------------- - Update config, genassym and go: - config YOUR_KERNEL_HERE [1] - cd ../../compile/YOUR_KERNEL_HERE - make depend && make - make install - [1] If upgrading, add -r won't hurt and sometimes helps. - - To rebuild everything - --------------------- + If you are updating from a prior version of FreeBSD (even one just + a few days old), you should follow this proceedure. With a + /usr/obj tree with a fresh buildworld, + make buildkernel KERNEL=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE + make installkernel KERNEL=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE + + To just build a kernel when you know that it won't mess you up + -------------------------------------------------------------- + cd src/sys/{i386,alpha}/conf + config KERNEL_NAME_HERE [1] + cd ../../compile/KERNEL_NAME_HERE + make depend + make + make install + + [1] If in doubt, -r might help here. + + If this fails, go to the "To build a kernel" section. + + To rebuild everything and install it on the current system. + ----------------------------------------------------------- make world To upgrade from 4.x-stable to current -- cgit v1.1