Re: Building 4.x releases on 5.x and 6.x

On Thu, Dec 30, 2004 at 12:45:13AM +0200, Maxim Sobolev wrote:
> Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> >Hi Maxim,
> >
> >One thing you'll definitely need is to install the Perl port in
> >LOCAL_SCRIPT.  Mounting /dev (much like the RELENG_5 and HEAD
> >versions of release/Makefile do) will also be needed.  Note that
> >you should be using the 4.x version of release/Makefile* to
> >start "make release", and use WORLDDIR to point to your
> >/usr/src, something like this:
> >
> >	cd /tmp
> >	cvs co -rRELENG_4 -l release
> >	cd /usr/src/release
> >	make -f /tmp/Makefile release ...
> 
> Do you mean that I need to have 5.x/6.x in /usr/src pointed to by 
> WORLDDIR, while 4.x in /tmp/src and start making release in 
> /tmp/src/release?
> 
I eman what I said: you need to use the target (4.x) version of
release/Makefile*, and /usr/src matching your running world and
kernel (5.x).  WORLDDIR is not supported by 4.x release/Makefile,
hence the sequence above.

> I am not sure about perl, why do I need it? Isn't initial make 
> buildworld expected to build it and install into pristive chroot'ed tree?
> 
You need Perl because 5.x doesn't have Perl in the base system,
hence initial "make installworld" (which will install 5.x world
into ${CHROOTDIR}) will not install Perl needed to build a 4.x
kernel.


Cheers,
-- 
Ruslan Ermilov
ru_at_FreeBSD.org
FreeBSD committer