walt asked:
What does 'buildworld' give us that the new kernel might need?
The correct toolchain including the compiler and config(8).
Okay, thanks, that helps.
Just thinking out loud about worst-case examples for people who do routinely use 'make world' (like I have for several years).
I found out first-hand why installworld quits halfway through when the new executables won't run on the old kernel. I need no further education on that point ;-)
I'm thinking, though, that doing 'make kernel' first has a much lower potential for disaster than 'make world': if I reboot after a 'make kernel' and the new kernel won't run on the old world, then all I need to do to recover is to boot the old kernel again and 'make buildworld'. Seems difficult to do any real harm this way.
Is this completely wrong-headed? Am I missing something important?
(Yes, I know I should just do it the right way every time -- but I'm trying to reason through just why some ways are right and some are wrong.)
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