Thomas Mueller wrote this message on Wed, Oct 09, 2013 at 03:00 +0000: > > > But where is DB_FROM_SRC documented? I never saw it anywhere. UPDATING file needs to be updated for installing FreeBSD on a partition where there is no OS installed. > > > It's documented in Makefile.inc1 where the less commonly used options > > are documented. It should be documented in the Handbook along with the > > process of cross installation and image creation. > > > I disagree that UPDATING should document the process of installing to > > other locations. That would be a distraction from it's purpose of > > letting users update their systems. It's already far too complicated. > > -- Brooks > > UPDATING file has a section on cross-installing current into a separate partition. > > This part ought to be complete, including DB_FROM_SRC, rather than leaving a user lost at sea when a new user (unbound) sneaks in. > > UPDATING documented when user auditdistd was added, so why not for unbound? How does this look: Index: UPDATING =================================================================== --- UPDATING (revision 256024) +++ UPDATING (working copy) _at__at_ -1899,7 +1899,7 _at__at_ make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE <maybe newfs current's root partition> <mount current's root partition on directory ${CURRENT_ROOT}> - make installworld DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT} + make installworld DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT} -DDB_FROM_SRC make distribution DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT} # if newfs'd make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT} cp /etc/fstab ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab # if newfs'd I tested distribution and it appears not to need it. P.S. I didn't think this feature even existed yet, but apparently it has since January. Thanks brooks. -- John-Mark Gurney Voice: +1 415 225 5579 "All that I will do, has been done, All that I have, has not."Received on Wed Oct 09 2013 - 03:52:15 UTC
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