On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 13:29:07 +0000, Vittorio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1) I want to tailor my freeBSD slice according to my machine (gentoo > experience is helpful!). Now, while i I know how to compile an > application in /usr/ports I cannot find sources of the "base system" I > had to install when starting the first installation from scratch. > > Where are those sources?
/usr/src > 2) The questions' question: where can I read what are the options I can > use with a certain source package and how can I use them when > make(-ing) the program? I do the same as the others have suggested, read the Makefile. > 3) It goes without saying that many freebsd commands are the same as in > linux but I cannot find the freebsd command equivalent to the linux > command 'free' giving info about the size of memory used by the > system's cache, buffers, swap, etc. My preferred command for this is 'top -d1|grep -A1 Mem'. If you want you can alias this using your preferred shell or write a small script named 'free'. Nick. _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
