Install FreeBSD from source into VM image

[Nicolas Embriz]

Hi, maybe this can help you to start https://fabrik.red,
https://github.com/fabrik-red/images a set of scripts to create an image.

regards.

On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 8:42 PM, Panagiotes Mousikides <paggas1 at yandex.com>
wrote:

> Hello everybody!
>
> I am working on the FreeBSD test suite, and need to create an image file
> from source.  How can I do that?
>
> I need to run something similar to make installkernel && make installworld
> with an image file as the target, such that the end result is a ready-made
> FreeBSD system that can be started up with bhyve.  How can I do that,
> including creating the correct /etc files, and the correct boot code and
> partitioning?
>
> Following the FreeBSD handbook [0] didn't work, as that concerns updating
> the current system from source only.
>
>     [0]: https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/makeworld.html
>
> Any help would be kindly appreciated!
>
> Best regards,
> Panagiotes
>
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