can't build CURRENT/amd64 using 9.3?

David Wolfskill david at catwhisker.org
Sat Oct 25 04:09:06 UTC 2014


On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 12:02:48AM -0400, roberthuff at rcn.com wrote:
>  ...
> >  > huff@>> make installkernel
> >  > ERROR: No kernel "GENERIC" to install.
> >  > *** Error code 1
> >  > ... 
> >  > 	I believe there is a kernel in
> >  > /usr/obj/amd64.amd64/usr/src/sys/GENERIC, and world in
> >  > /usr/obj/amd64.amd64/usr/src.
> >  > 
> >  > ...
> >  
> >  I believe that the cited message refers to the kernel configuration
> >  file, which is expected to be in sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC within the
> >  src hierarchy.
> 
> 	Like this:
> 
> huff@>> pwd
> /usr/src
> huff@>> dir sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
> -rw-rw-r--  1 root  wheel  14594 Oct 23 07:28 sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC
> 
> 	?
> ...

If the "make installkernel" is being done from /usr/src, yes.

Contents of /etc/make.conf and/or /etc/src.conf may have bearing on
this, as well.

I am in the habit of performing all of my builds/installs under
script(1); that tends to reduce ambiguity about what happened.

Peace,
david
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