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For the new buildkernel/installkernel targets, /usr/src/* must exist.

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release-versions of FreeBSD might only contain /usr/src/sys.
The old description lead to misunderstandings for newbies.
Clarify that you still have to use the old method if you don't sync src/
with the FreeBSD project.

PR:		20136
Reported by:	Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@math.missouri.edu>
		(different patch suggested)
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Alexander Langer 2000-07-25 09:34:10 +00:00
parent 7a947097f5
commit e22a8d4ce6
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-08 03:00:23 +00:00 
svn path=/head/; revision=7711
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en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml
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@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
<!--
The FreeBSD Documentation Project
$FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml,v 1.28 2000/06/14 00:47:35 jim Exp $
$FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml,v 1.29 2000/07/15 09:38:36 alex Exp $
-->
<chapter id="kernelconfig">
@ -129,7 +129,10 @@
<note>
<para>Be sure to always check the file
<filename>/usr/src/UPDATING</filename>, before you perform any update
steps! In this file all important issues with updating FreeBSD
steps, in the case you <link
linkend="cutting-edge">sync your source-tree</link> with the
latest sources of the FreeBSD project.
In this file all important issues with updating FreeBSD
are written down. <filename>/usr/src/UPDATING</filename> always fits
to your version of the FreeBSD source, and is therefore more accurate
for those information than the handbook.</para>
@ -137,7 +140,10 @@
<para>When you are finished, type the following to compile and install
your kernel if you are using FreeBSD prior FreeBSD 4.0 and don't
want to upgrade to FreeBSD 4.0 or higher with this step.</para>
want to upgrade to FreeBSD 4.0 or higher with this step,
or if you are using a release-version of FreeBSD and your
<filename>/usr/src/</filename> directory only contains the
<filename>sys/</filename> sub-directory.</para>
<note>
<para>If you are trying to upgrade your kernel from an older version
@ -156,7 +162,7 @@
<para>For FreeBSD 4.x or later (or upgrading from FreeBSD 3.x to
FreeBSD 4.x or higher), use the following commands (be sure you
have built world before!):</para>
have <link linkend="cutting-edge">built world</link> before!):</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/src</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make buildkernel KERNEL=MYKERNEL</userinput>

14
en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml
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@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
<!--
The FreeBSD Documentation Project
$FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml,v 1.28 2000/06/14 00:47:35 jim Exp $
$FreeBSD: doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig/chapter.sgml,v 1.29 2000/07/15 09:38:36 alex Exp $
-->
<chapter id="kernelconfig">
@ -129,7 +129,10 @@
<note>
<para>Be sure to always check the file
<filename>/usr/src/UPDATING</filename>, before you perform any update
steps! In this file all important issues with updating FreeBSD
steps, in the case you <link
linkend="cutting-edge">sync your source-tree</link> with the
latest sources of the FreeBSD project.
In this file all important issues with updating FreeBSD
are written down. <filename>/usr/src/UPDATING</filename> always fits
to your version of the FreeBSD source, and is therefore more accurate
for those information than the handbook.</para>
@ -137,7 +140,10 @@
<para>When you are finished, type the following to compile and install
your kernel if you are using FreeBSD prior FreeBSD 4.0 and don't
want to upgrade to FreeBSD 4.0 or higher with this step.</para>
want to upgrade to FreeBSD 4.0 or higher with this step,
or if you are using a release-version of FreeBSD and your
<filename>/usr/src/</filename> directory only contains the
<filename>sys/</filename> sub-directory.</para>
<note>
<para>If you are trying to upgrade your kernel from an older version
@ -156,7 +162,7 @@
<para>For FreeBSD 4.x or later (or upgrading from FreeBSD 3.x to
FreeBSD 4.x or higher), use the following commands (be sure you
have built world before!):</para>
have <link linkend="cutting-edge">built world</link> before!):</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/src</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make buildkernel KERNEL=MYKERNEL</userinput>