On Tue, Dec 09, 2003 at 10:19:20AM -0800, David O'Brien wrote: > I've been meaning to ask this for a while... why does everyone recomend: > > make buildworld > make buildkernel > make installkernel > make installworld > vs. > make buildworld > make kernel > make installworld I can think of two reasons: First, the separate steps make it possible to do make reinstallkernel when one does not want to overwrite kernel.old. Second, and this I'm not sure of, it's my recollection that using -jn on installs is either risky or sure trouble. Is make smart enough to ignore -jn on install, or is the makefile smart enough to avoid trouble? -- Barney Wolff http://www.databus.com/bwresume.pdf I'm available by contract or FT, in the NYC metro area or via the 'Net.Received on Tue Dec 09 2003 - 10:12:54 UTC
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