Compiling in sound driver in kernel

[Mel Flynn]

On Friday 12 June 2009 04:43:46 Wojciech Puchar wrote:
> > 	# cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf
> > 	# cp GENERIC MYKERNEL
> > 	(or use any other descriptive name instead of MYKERNEL).
> > 	edit MYKERNEL and add
> > 		device sound
> > 		device snd_hda
> > 	# cd /usr/src
> > 	# make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL
> > 	# make installkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL
> > 	# reboot
>
> why not:
>
>
> edit MYKERNEL
> config MYKERNEL
> cd ../compile/MYKERNEL
make obj
> make depend
> make
> make install
>
> ?

Because it is more typing? One can actually put KERNCONF in /etc/src.conf. In 
fact, one can put multiple kernel files in KERNCONF and the first one in the 
list will be the one installed, all will be built. This is how I share kernels 
over nfs to multiple machines from one build machine by mounting /usr/src and 
/usr/obj on the target machines and just running make installkernel. The 
target machines have their kernelname set in their own /etc/src.conf.
-- 
Mel