Newbie trying to build a new world

[Nelis Lamprecht]

whoops, I misread your error, scratch my message...sorry.

On Thu, 2004-02-05 at 13:38, Nelis Lamprecht wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-02-05 at 13:15, Nicolas wrote:
> > Hello.
> > I am a newbie trying to build a new kernel. I have been following the handbook 
> > step by step but I still do something wrong. I copied GENERIC and did some 
> > changes and called my new kernel MOAK. I put it into /root/kernels and typed:
> > ln -s /root/kernels/MOAK
> 
> if that's all you typed then it's incorrect. Try:
> 
> ln -s /root/kernels/MOAK /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/MOAK
> 
> which basically just creates a shortcut to the original file residing in
> /root/kernels.
> 
> >  I cvsuped src all and ports all.
> > Then and did: make -j4 buildworld.
> >  No problem. 
> 
> good.
> 
> > Then I rebooted and went into single user mode and typed: 
> > make buildkernel KERNCONF=MOAK.
> 
> that's fine, though the only time you really should boot into single
> user mode is when you doing a install world. Doesn't hurt though.
> 
> >  
> > Then I get this output:
> > config: /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/MOAK:274: syntax error
> > Error code 1
> > stop in /usr/src
> > error code 1
> > Stop in /usr/src
> 
> see above.
> 
> > Is there something wrong in MOAK (see attachment)???
> > Hope that somebody can offer me some help. 
> > Many thanks Nicolas
> 
> you may also want to read /usr/src/UPDATING
> 
> Regards,
-- 
Nelis Lamprecht
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