Building in /usr/src copied to $HOME

[M. Warner Losh]

In message: <47E419A5.7060407 at sh.cvut.cz>
            Václav Haisman <v.haisman at sh.cvut.cz> writes:
: M. Warner Losh wrote, On 21.3.2008 17:34:
: > In message: <20080319043647.GA6088 at kobe.laptop>
: >             Giorgos Keramidas <keramida at ceid.upatras.gr> writes:
: > : On 2008-03-18 21:28, V??clav Haisman <v.haisman at sh.cvut.cz> wrote:
: > : > Hi,
: > : > I am trying to use /usr/src copied to my $HOME but the build process
: > : > doesn't want to work. For example when I try build /bin/cp I get the
: > : > following:
: > : >
: > : > shell::wilx:~/freebsd/src/bin/cp> make
: > : > "/usr/home/users/wilx/freebsd/src/bin/cp/../Makefile.inc", line 9:
: > : > Malformed conditional (${MK_DYNAMICROOT} == "no")
: > : > "/usr/share/mk/bsd.init.mk", line 15: if-less endif
: > : > make: fatal errors encountered -- cannot continue
: > : >
: > : > Is there any sort of tutorial/prescription anywhere how to use /usr/src
: > : > tree that does not reside in /usr/src?
: > : 
: > : Hmmm, that should work.  I regularly build as a non-root user, at
: > : `/home/build/src'.
: > : 
: > : The error about ``Malformed conditional'' seems a bit odd too.  Are you
: > : using /usr/bin/make?  What version of FreeBSD is the build host running,
: > : and what version of the source tree have you checked out?
: > 
: > The problem is that MK_DYNAMICROOT is defined by bsd.own.mk.  This
: > likely means that he's not building the same version of FreeBSD as the
: > system is running, otherwise the system's bsd.own.mk file would cope.
: > 
: > Warner
: That was the problem as I stated in email from two days ago. I guess nobody 
: noticed the second email :)

I noticed after I replied.  That should teach me to  read the whole
thread before replying :-)

Warner