freebsd 7.1, building kernel

[Michael Powell]

gahn wrote:

> 
> Hi, all:
> 
> I am trying to build customized kernel with "device carp" and followed
> kernel building procedure of the handbook. unfortunately it is failed:
> 
> lab1# make buildkernel KERNCONF=lab1
> ERROR: Missing kernel configuration file(s) (lab1).
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/src.
> *** Error code 1
> 
> -rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel     13 Jun 20  2005 .cvsignore
> -rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel    534 Nov 24 21:59 DEFAULTS
> -rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel  12412 Nov 24 21:59 GENERIC
> -rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel   1745 Nov 24 21:59 GENERIC.hints
> -rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel   1034 Nov 24 21:59 MAC
> -rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel    131 Nov 24 21:59 Makefile
> -rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel  38713 Nov 24 21:59 NOTES
> -rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel   2016 Nov 24 21:59 PAE
> -rw-r--r--   1 root  wheel   3539 Nov 24 21:59 XBOX
> lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel     20 Mar  9 18:08 lab1 -> /root/kernels/lab1

Take this link away and put your kernel config file here.
 
> tried another system and i had similar problem:
> 
> lab2# make buildkernel KERNCONF=lab2
> ERROR: Missing kernel configuration file(s) (lab2).
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/src.
> *** Error code 1
> 
[snip]
> 
> did anyone here encounter such problem?
> 
nope. I always put the kernel config file where it belongs.

-Mike