docs/120040: handbook: diskless operation: populate root doesn't populate

[Tom Rhodes]

The following reply was made to PR docs/120040; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes at FreeBSD.org>
To: Marius Nuennerich <marius.nuennerich at gmx.net>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit at FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: docs/120040: handbook: diskless operation: populate root
 doesn't populate
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:58:55 -0500

 On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:26:36 GMT
 Marius Nuennerich <marius.nuennerich at gmx.net> wrote:
 
 > 
 > >Number:         120040
 > >Category:       docs
 > >Synopsis:       handbook: diskless operation: populate root doesn't populate
 > >Confidential:   no
 > >Severity:       non-critical
 > >Priority:       medium
 > >Responsible:    freebsd-doc
 > >State:          open
 > >Quarter:        
 > >Keywords:       
 > >Date-Required:
 > >Class:          doc-bug
 > >Submitter-Id:   current-users
 > >Arrival-Date:   Sun Jan 27 12:30:03 UTC 2008
 > >Closed-Date:
 > >Last-Modified:
 > >Originator:     Marius Nuennerich
 > >Release:        
 > >Organization:
 > >Environment:
 > >Description:
 > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/network-diskless.html
 > Chapter 29.7.2.7.1 as of cvs revision 1.404 states that one should
 > populate the new root with make buildworld && make buildkernel, but
 > afaik these targets do not populate DESTDIR.
 > >How-To-Repeat:
 > 
 > >Fix:
 > It should be changed back to make world && make kernel (rev. 1.380) or
 > make buildworld buildkernel installworld installkernel maybe works too.
 
 On my system, a make world doesn't work (see Makefile) and
 I used DESTDIR to populate.  In fact, this is how I did the
 actual population and build in my PXE environment at work:
 
 /bin/sh
 export DESTDIR=/home/pxe/system
 mkdir $DESTDIR
 cd /usr/src
 echo "options BOOTP" >> sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
 echo "options BOOTP_NFSROOT" >> sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
 make buildworld
 make kernel
 make installworld
 make distribution
 cp sys/i386/conf/GENERIC.hints /home/pxe/system/boot/device.hints
 cp /usr/obj/usr/src/sys/boot/i386/pxeldr/pxeboot /tftpboot
 
 In fact, looking over my records, I could probably re-write
 that entire section based on my notes from around six
 months ago.  :)
 
 -- 
 Tom Rhodes