On Jun 4, 2010, at 12:37 AM, [email protected] wrote: > On Fri, June 4, 2010 12:21 am, Steve Kargl wrote: >> On Fri, Jun 04, 2010 at 12:16:50AM -0700, [email protected] wrote: >> >>> Greetings, >>> If it isn't already apparent, this is my first attempt building kernel >>> on an AMD based arch. I have spent some 20yrs building world/kernel on >>> the arch i386. But, after reading everything I thought I would need to >>> know, I'm /still/ unable to complete a successful kernel build on the >>> amd64 arch. >>> >>> cd /usr/src make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYAMDKERN fails: MYAMDKERN not >>> found cd sys/amd64/ config MYAMDKERN OK >>> cd ../compile/MYAMDKERN make cleandepend && make depend fails with alot of >>> "i386" errors >>> >>> >>> So, on a fresh 8-RELEASE install from DVD w/cvsupped src && ports, now >>> running GENERIC, with a successful buildworld... Is it possible to build >>> for the amd64 arch? >>> >>> If so, can anyone suggest where I went wrong? >>> >>> >> >> What does uname -a return? > > Hmmm... Looks like you're on to something here, Steve; > FreeBSD 8-RELEASE GENERIC i386 > > That "i386" doesn't look right, does it? > > I guess I've done something terribly wrong during makeworld > (make installworld hasn't been done yet). > I've /obviously/ overlooked something. Would anyone care to > /kick/ me in the right direction? > Apologies for the "niose" > > Thank you for all your time and consideration.
You can cross-build amd64, but it's a bit more involved than a standard update. Cheers, -Garrett_______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-amd64 To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
