Bootstrapping a 64-bit environment starting with a 5.2.1-RELEASE CD set

Conrad J. Sabatier conrads at cox.net
Tue Jun 8 22:27:38 GMT 2004


Please disregard.  I just checked and found the AMD64 ISOs.  Duh!  :-)

On 08-Jun-2004 Conrad J. Sabatier wrote:
> I hope this isn't considered off-topic for this list (as in, more appropriate
> maybe for the questions list).
> 
> I just bought a new AMD64 system yesterday, and I'm wondering how to go about
> building a complete 64-bit environment, starting from a 5.2.1-RELEASE
> install.
> The initial install of gcc won't support the -m64 option, although it does
> seem
> to support all the other CPU-specific options.
> 
> What /etc/make.conf options, kernel options are recommended and/or
> discouraged,
> and how many builds will be needed in order to bring up the final
> environment?
> 
> Are there any potential "gotchas" to beware of?  Are there any good online
> sources for this information?
> 
> I do very much appreciate any advice.  Thanks!
> 
> -- 
> Conrad J. Sabatier <conrads at cox.net> -- "In Unix veritas"
> 

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