On Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:47:42 -0800, Rem P Roberti <remeg...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > NOTE: Slightly OT, but figured it was worth the post. > > > > As a side-note, the config-file will be "cleaned up" before being embedded > > into the kernel. Meaning "config -x `sysctl -n kern.bootfile`" will rarely > > ever match the config that was used to generate the kernel in the first > > place. > > > > Specifically, comments are removed, and if you've nested configs using the > > "include" statement, redundant and/or conflicting directives will be > > consolidated. > > > > If you instead wish to embed the kernel config AS-IS, comments and > > structure remaining in-tact, you should instead: > > > > cd /sys/ARCH/conf > > config -C -g CONFIG > > > > NOTE: `/sys' ought to be a symbolic link to `/usr/src/sys' > > NOTE: ARCH is to be replaced with something like "i386", "amd64", etc. > > NOTE: CONFIG is to be replaced with something like "GENERIC", "PAE", > > "MYCUSTOMKERNELCONFIG", etc. > > > > Then one simply does the following to compile the kernel: > > > > cd ../../compile/CONFIG > > make depend > > make > > > > BUT... then again not everybody: > > a. compiles their own custom kernels > > b. uses a custom config > > c. needs to be able to extract the config verbatim from the compiled kernel > > > > YNMV (Your Needs May Vary). > > -- > > Devin > > > > > > Not off topic at all, and much appreciated. A lot of what has been > offered as a result of my OP is a bit over my head at this stage of the > game, but much isn't. I'm gaining on it!
The procedure described above reminds me to how kernels have been built in the FreeBSD 4 era. Interesting to see that it is -a- still supported and -b- serves a specific purpose that may be intended sometimes. -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
