Building a ported kernel module, where the Project-provided package is inferior (was: Error report on FreeBSD-14.2-BETA2 - graphics problem)

On 14/11/2024 11:09, Hans Ottevanger wrote:
> … rebuilding the drm-61-kmod package …. I still wonder what we have to 
> tell an unsuspecting (possibly beginning) end user …

The need to build modules such as drm-61-kmod is:

* very frequently encountered

* not mentioned at <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/faq/>.

When the announcement for BETA3 is posted to Reddit:

* I'll add a hint that FreeBSD-src-sys can be added with pkg

– for the benefit of people who might not want the relative complexity 
of things such as git, gitup, and got.