build -- information on how to build the system
The source for the FreeBSD system and applications are contained in three
different directories, normally /usr/src, /usr/doc, and /usr/ports.
/usr/src contains the ``base system'' sources, which is loosely defined
as the things required to rebuild the system to a useful state. /usr/doc
contains the source for the system documentation, excluding the manual
pages. /usr/ports is a tree that provides a consistent interface for
building and installing third party applications.
The make(1) command is used in each of these directories to build and
install the things in that directory. Issuing the make(1) command in any
directory or subdirectory of those directories has the same effect as
issuing the same command in all subdirectories of that directory. With
no target specified, the things in that directory are just built. The
following list provides the names and actions for other targets:
clean Removes any files created during the build process.
install Installs the results of the build for this directory.
update Gets updated sources as configured in /etc/make.conf.
The other /usr/src make targets are:
buildworld Rebuild everything but the kernel, configure files in /etc,
and release.
installworld
Install everything built by buildworld.
world buildworld + installworld.
buildkernel
Rebuild the kernel and the kernel modules.
installkernel
Install the kernel and the kernel modules.
reinstallkernel
Reinstall the kernel and the kernel modules.
For more information about the ports build process, see ports(7).
TARGET_ARCH The target machine processor architecture. This is analogous
to the ``uname -p'' output. Set this to cross-build
for a different architecture.
TARGET The target hardware platform. This is analogous to the
``uname -m'' output. This is necessary to cross-build some
target architectures. For example, cross-building for PC98
machines requires TARGET_ARCH=i386 and TARGET=pc98.
NO_WERROR If defined, warnings will not cause the build to halt, even
if the makefile says otherwise.
DESTDIR The directory hierarchy where the resulting binaries will be
installed.
/etc/make.conf
/usr/doc/Makefile
/usr/doc/share/mk/doc.project.mk
/usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk
/usr/ports/Mk/bsd.sites.mk
/usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf
/usr/src/Makefile
/usr/src/Makefile.inc1
The ``approved'' method of updating your system from the latest sources
is:
make buildworld
make buildkernel KERNCONF=FOO
make installkernel KERNCONF=FOO
<Reboot the new kernel in single user mode>
make installworld
mergemaster
``FOO'' must be replaced with the name of the kernel configuration file
from which the kernel should be built. Alternatively, the KERNCONF variable
in /etc/make.conf can be set to the name of the kernel to build; in
this case the KERNCONF=FOO part of the buildkernel and installkernel commands
can be omitted.
After running these commands a system reboot is required, otherwise many
programs which have been rebuilt (such as ps(1), top(1), etc.) may not
work with the old kernel which is still running. While not strictly necessary
much of the time for upgrades from very recent sources, the reboot
into single user mode is critically important for upgrading from older
kernels, or when you know ``weird things'' have happened with the kernel.
The following sequence of commands can be used to cross-build the system
for the Alpha architecture on an i386 host:
cd /usr/src
make TARGET_ARCH=alpha buildworld
make TARGET_ARCH=alpha DESTDIR=/clients/axp installworld
cc(1), install(1), make(1), make.conf(5), ports(7), release(7),
mergemaster(8), reboot(8), shutdown(8)
Mike W. Meyer <[email protected]>.
FreeBSD 5.2.1 March 15, 2002 FreeBSD 5.2.1 [ Back ] |
