From 0bdb599b91a836c0c23d1cf1ed36bfd0cb11d0fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alexander Langer Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 12:39:09 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Point out, that build/installkernel need a built world and that more information can be found in the handbook. Requested by: sheldonh Reviewed by: sheldonh --- README | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index cc770f9f618a..97bc0526d80b 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -13,14 +13,17 @@ commonly used one being ``world'', which rebuilds and installs everything in the FreeBSD system from the source tree except the kernel, the kernel-modules and the contents of /etc. The ``buildkernel'' and ``installkernel'' targets build and install -the kernel and the modules. Please see the top of the Makefile -in this directory for more information on the standard build targets -and compile-time flags. +the kernel and the modules (see below). Please see the top of +the Makefile in this directory for more information on the +standard build targets and compile-time flags. -Building a kernel with config(8) is a somewhat more involved process, -documentation for which can be found at: +Building a kernel is a somewhat more involved process, documentation +for which can be found at: http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/kernelconfig.html And in the config(8) man page. +Note: If you want to build and install the kernel with the +``buildkernel'' and ``installkernel'' targets, you have to build +world before. More information is available in the handbook. The sample kernel configuration files reside in the sys/i386/conf sub-directory (assuming that you've installed the kernel sources), the