Mark Millard <[email protected]> writes:
> Build and install a distinct kernel under a distinct name and
> have /boot/loader.conf set kernel="KNAME" (for example). That
> avoids updates messing each other up. Nothing says that you
> have to boot a kernel that pkgbase supplied.

You're overthinking things.  You don't have to install the pkgbase
kernel packages at all.

> pkgbase uses /usr/src/ and usr/src/sys/ for its non-git source
> code directory trees. So, for git use, some other directory path
> should be used as the base for the git directory tree. Like the
> independent kernel, this independent directory tree avoids
> updates messing each other up as well.

You're overthinking again.  You don't have to install the pkgbase source
packages at all.

DES
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Dag-Erling Smørgrav - [email protected]

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