On Dec 6, 2012, at 1:28 AM, Garrett Cooper <yaneg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 5, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Damien Fleuriot <m...@my.gd> wrote: > > ... > >> All trolling aside, I believe an awesome fix to be setting module override >> in /etc/make.conf to only build the 4-5 specific modules one needs. >> >> To be honest I think this configuration tweak should be advertised a bit >> more as it definitely speeds up kernel builds. >> >> I would be happy to check if this is advertised in the handbook in the >> "rebuilding kernel" section and enhance its visibility if required. >> >> I can provide en_US and fr_FR. > > +1. Please write it up if you can; it's much quicker/better than the > kitchen sink approach if you know what you're doing and don't have to > build for a large set of platforms. > Thanks! > -Garrett I've had a look at the handbook and the MODULES_OVERRIDE bit is already well written and definitely visible: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig-building.html I believe no rewrite is necessary. However, I fail to see any mention of nextboot. It might be a good idea to let people know they can boot their new kernel just once to see if it works, and revert to their old kernel if boot should fail. _______________________________________________ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
