misc/75864: FreeBSD 5.3 kern-developer install does not addMakefile in /usr/src

Eli K. Breen eli at gopostal.ca
Wed Jan 5 23:30:33 UTC 2005


The following reply was made to PR docs/75864; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Eli K. Breen" <eli at gopostal.ca>
To: Brooks Davis <brooks at one-eyed-alien.net>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: misc/75864: FreeBSD 5.3 kern-developer install does not add Makefile
 in /usr/src
Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2005 15:24:26 -0800

 Noted.
 
 Thanks!
 
 -E-
 
 Brooks Davis wrote:
 > Installing just the Makefile would serve no purpose.  The point of
 > buildkernel is that it can use the tools from buildworld to make the
 > kernel.  That requires all the sources.  The old method of building
 > kernels must be used unless you are going to install all sources.
 > 
 > IMO, this is documentation bug.
 > 
 > -- Brooks



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