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Subject: Re: Build new kernel
From: Punahele Tannehill <puna () imagescape ! com>
Date: 2004-06-08 21:54:01
Message-ID: 40C63579.9090002 () imagescape ! com
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Arthur Barlow wrote:
> I'm trying to build a new FreeBSD kernel on one of my machines. I have
> done this successfully on a different machine. But, even though I
> donwloaded the source from the ftp.freebsd.org website when I run "make
> buildkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL" it gives me a message saying cannot find
> target buildkernel. I created a copy of GENERIC in a different
> subdirectory and make a symbolic link to "/usr/src/sys/i386/conf."
> Clearly I must be missing an appropriate Makefile somewhere. Any
> suggestions?
Check that the identification line in your new kernel configuration file
has been updated to the new file's name. For example, if you made a
copy of GENERIC and renamed it MYKERNEL, the line in your new kernel
configuration file should look like:
ident MYKERNEL
NOTE: it is case sensitive.
Puna
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