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Amplify the reboot requirement

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@ -94,10 +94,6 @@ Rebuild the kernel and the kernel modules.
Install the kernel and the kernel modules.
.It Cm reinstallkernel
Reinstall the kernel and the kernel modules.
.It Cm most
Build user commands, no libraries or include files.
.It Cm installmost
Install user commands, no libraries or include files.
.El
.Pp
For more information about the ports build process, see
@ -146,7 +142,7 @@ method of updating your system from the latest sources is:
make buildworld
make buildkernel KERNCONF=FOO
make installkernel KERNCONF=FOO
<Reboot in single user mode>
<Reboot the new kernel in single user mode>
make installworld
mergemaster
.Ed
@ -174,6 +170,11 @@ otherwise many programs which have been rebuilt
.Xr top 1 ,
etc.\&)
may not work with the old kernel which is still running.
While not strictly necessary much of the time for upgrades from very
recent sources, the reboot into single user mode is critically
important for upgrading from older kernels, or when you know
.Dq weird things
have happened with the kernel.
.Pp
The following sequence of commands can be used to cross-build the
system for the Alpha architecture on an i386 host: