When will the amd64 be supported?

[fbsdmail at dnswatch.com]

On Fri, June 4, 2010 1:05 am, Garrett Cooper wrote:
> On Jun 4, 2010, at 12:55 AM, fbsdmail at dnswatch.com wrote:
>
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>> On Fri, June 4, 2010 12:38 am, Garrett Cooper wrote:
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>>> On Jun 4, 2010, at 12:31 AM, fbsdmail at dnswatch.com wrote:
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>>>> On Fri, June 4, 2010 12:19 am, Garrett Cooper wrote:
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>>>>> On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 12:16 AM,  <fbsdmail at dnswatch.com> wrote:
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Greetings,
>>>>>> If it isn't already apparent, this is my first attempt building
>>>>>> kernel on an AMD based arch. I have spent some 20yrs building
>>>>>> world/kernel on the arch i386. But, after reading everything I
>>>>>> thought I would need to know, I'm /still/ unable to complete a
>>>>>> successful kernel build on the amd64 arch.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> cd /usr/src make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYAMDKERN fails:
>>>>>> MYAMDKERN
>>>>>> not found cd sys/amd64/ config MYAMDKERN OK cd
>>>>>> ../compile/MYAMDKERN
>>>>>> make cleandepend && make depend fails with alot of "i386" errors
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So, on a fresh 8-RELEASE install from DVD w/cvsupped src &&
>>>>>> ports, now running GENERIC, with a successful buildworld... Is
>>>>>> it possible to build for the amd64 arch?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If so, can anyone suggest where I went wrong?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thank you for all your time and consideration in this matter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Try sys/amd64/conf ;)...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Right you are! Sorry that was a /typo/ on my part.
>>>> That /should/ have read:
>>>> cd /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf config OK cd ../compile/MYAMDKERN make
>>>> cleandepend && make depend
>>>>
>>>> which fails w/ alot of "i386" related errors.
>>>>
>>>> Did I understand you correctly?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for all your time and consideration.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> uname -m and providing your MYAMDKERN would help too... I've been
>>> running amd64 for at least 5 years now, so I doubt it's the
>>> architecture. Thanks,
>> I hope to be running the /same/ -- soon! :)
>>
>>
>> Well, as you're now already aware, I've builtworld for the "i386" -- I
>> have no idea how I ended up that way.
>>
>> That said, you can find the KERNCONF I'm using form:
>> /usr/src/sys/amd64/conf
>>
>>
>> @ https://ultimatedns.NET/XIII.gz
>>
>>
>> Thank you very much for your continued time and consideration.
>>
>
> Your config looks ok. You just need to cross-build or build under amd64
> native. HTH,

PLEASE ignore my last question. I was a DOPE, I overlooked the /obvious/
I used the /wrong/ DVD.

Apologies for the noise...
I'll shut up now.

--Chris

> -Garrett