Nope. buildworld != builkernel. But buildworld does link the libraries. For example if you have a system call and a corresponding library, buildkernel will not be sufficient for you to allow the library call to invoke the corresponding system call -- however a buildworld would do that.
Pavan Balaji, Intel Corporation "Only the Paranoid Survive" -- Andy Grove > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 10:51 AM > To: Brian T.Schellenberger; parv; John Mills > Cc: Balaji, Pavan; FreeBSD-questions > Subject: Re: Question on order and targets of kernel and world builds > > > He's either quite wrong, or he meant to say > that buildworld builds "kernel source", meaning > ~'files needed to build kernel' ?? If you interpret > "libraries" as I did, that's what he meant.... > > "make buildworld" != "make buildkernel" > > KDK > > From: "Brian T.Schellenberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "parv" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "John Mills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Balaji, Pavan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "FreeBSD-questions" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 9:59 AM > Subject: Re: Question on order and targets of kernel and world builds > > > > > > I'm pretty sure that that buildworld does *not* build kernels. > > > > If anybody has definitive information (like, proof) to the > contrary I'd be > > interested in knowing. > > > > On Wednesday 17 July 2002 10:28 am, parv wrote: > > | in message > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > | wrote John Mills thusly... > > | > > | > Pavan - > > | > > > | > On Tue, 16 Jul 2002, Balaji, Pavan wrote: > > | > > "make buildworld" -- builds the kernel and the libraries (both > kernel > > | > > and user level) > > | > > > > | > > "make buildkernel" -- builds only the kernel > > | > > > | > Thanks - I didn't realize 'buildkernel' was redundant > to 'buildworld'. > > | > > | since when buildworld target starts building actual > kernels? or, is > > | there a communication problem either on my part or pavan's? > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message