I was talking about the kfreebsd-source package, but I didn't realize I had to use the dpkg-buildpackage command. I thought I was just to use "config <conf name>" and "make" inside the compile directory, like a standard FreeBSD kernel build.
Ian On Nov 20, 2007 7:11 PM, Cyril Brulebois <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 20/11/2007, Ian Bonnycastle wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > Hello, > > > > I'm a new user to kFreeBSD, and I've been trying to figure out how to > > recompile the kernel. I downloaded the kFreeBSD-source package, > > compiled (with some difficulty) the config program under > > sys/usr.sbin/config, but then am stuck trying to use that config > > program. It currently keeps telling me: > > > > "no ident line specified" > > > > Am I supposed to be using a custom config with the kFreeBSD config > > command? Or is there a more automatic way to recompile the kernel? > > I'm not sure whether you're talking about a FreeBSD tarball or about the > kfreebsd-source-* packages[1]. > > 1. http://packages.debian.org/kfreebsd-source > > Using tools like "dpkg-buildpackage" or "debuild" should be sufficient > once you've fetched the debian source package, unpacked it, and possibly > customized it. > > Good luck. > > Cheers, > > -- > Cyril Brulebois > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

