On Sat, 27 Sep 2014 09:02:52 +0300 > On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 7:10 AM, <thev...@openmailbox.org> wrote: > > i encounter this error when building the (RAMDISK_CD) distrib kernel: > > usage: maketz.sh DESTDIR > ... > > maybe the method i have been using to build distrib is outdated. currently > > i do: > > # (cd /usr/src/distrib/special/libstubs && make) > > # cd /usr/src/distrib/i386/ramdisk_cd && make > > which i got some years ago from one of these lists. is this still the > > preferred > > method? > > I don't think that was ever correct. The procedure for building a > release is documented in release(8). > > (Why does that procedure install into a clean directory and assemble > the release out of that? To absolutely guarantee that it cannot pick > up a file left over in the running install from a previous version.) > > > Philip Guenther
i guess it isn't clear, but i was never trying to make the release, only the kernel. i've reconfigured them for live cd's and such. also, i am subscribed to the list.
