quick question regarding /usr/obj

[Erik Trulsson]

On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 05:06:09PM +0800, Migs wrote:
> I just did a rebuild recently, and saw in the handbook that i can take
> out /usr/obj with no problems... and seeing as its taking up >500mb, I
> do want to trim it out...
> 
> However, in uname -a it shows
> 
> FreeBSD shadow.meridiantelekoms.com 6.2-PRERELEASE FreeBSD
> 6.2-PRERELEASE #0: Mon Sep 18 15:35:23 PHT 2006    
> root at shadow.meridiantelekoms.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ARMITAGE  i386
> 
> and no reference of my kernel in /boot, aside from /boot/kernel...
> 
> Now, my question is, is the custom kernel I built also /boot/kernel? or
> does it reside in /usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ARMITAGE?
> 

Yes.  The kernel you built was built in /usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ARMITAGE/, but
is installed into /boot/kernel/.

Once you have installed the world+kernel that you built you can safely
delete everything under /usr/obj/.


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