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document re(4) and rl(4) updates.

document gcc fix on amd64.

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# Content
1 Updating Information for MidnightBSD users
2
3 2010026:
4 WITHOUT_LIB32 is no longer needed on AMD64. GCC was fixed to
5 properly pass arguments to ld.
6
7 re(4) and rl(4) have been updated to support several new
8 realtek chipsets. Performance has been improved on re(4).
9
10 20100204:
11 Fix a bug cropping up on AMD64 MidnightBSD with sftp
12 segfaulting.
13
14 20100116:
15 Import ash changes from FreeBSD (bin/sh) 8-Stable.
16
17 BIND 9.6.1-P2
18
19 20100110:
20 Import Sendmail 8.14.4. Fix for SSL vulnerability.
21
22 posix_spawn(3) added to MidnightBSD libc. Users may need to build and
23 install libc before doing a full buildworld when upating from 0.2 or
24 older current systems.
25
26 kqueue(2) was modified to support portions of libdispatch functionality.
27
28 20100106:
29 Bind security update. Fix a bug with DNSSEC that causes negative
30 cache entries and thus a possible DNS cache poisoning attack.
31
32 Fix a bug in ZFS that can reset permissions on system crashes.
33
34 20091228:
35 amdtemp(4) was added. It allows one to monitor to the temperature
36 of an AMD CPU such as a Phenom.
37
38 20091205:
39 OpenSSL security fix
40
41 The SSL version 3 and TLS protocols support session renegotiation without
42 cryptographically tying the new session parameters to the old parameters.
43
44 20091128:
45 OpenBSD sensors framework imported including sensorsd(8)
46
47 20091126:
48 OpenNTPD 4.4 import
49
50 Update OpenSSH to 5.3p1
51
52 mksh R39
53
54 20091124:
55 cpdup updated from DragonFly to 1.15
56
57 tzdata2009s updated with latest timezone data for November 2009.
58
59 20091010:
60 amd64 users should use WITHOUT_LIB32=yes in /etc/make.conf for now
61 to test current.
62
63 Revert unicode filename fixes from ntfs code. This was causing chaos
64 on amd64 systems.
65
66 20091006:
67 Update timezone data with tzdata2009n with the Pakistan and
68 Argentina changes.
69
70 Sync several userland utilities with versions from FreeBSD 7.0 in
71 sbin and usr.sbin.
72
73 20090919:
74 Update timezone data with tzdate2009m from September 2009.
75
76 20090729:
77 Patch for Bind 9 security vulnerability. a dynmaic update packet
78 can trigger an assertion and cause named to exit
79
80 20090606:
81 Remove PCC from the base system. This compiler will not work
82 as a system compiler for us as we've got some userland investment
83 in C++ code and may have Objective-C in the future. We're stuck
84 with a solution that supports these three languages at a minimum.
85
86 I had wanted to keep it as an optional compiler because it is
87 fast, however too many users want to try to use it for the base
88 system which makes no sense.
89
90 A hack was added for Cypress based usb hard drive enclosures to
91 the kernel. This should cut down on commands it claims to support
92 but does not (at the cam layer). Found while testing ZFS on
93 an external device.
94
95 20090520:
96 The powerd daemon no longer starts automatically to improve
97 compatibility with many systems. However, there is a new
98 installer option in the startup section to enable it. This
99 makes it easier to enable for users that have working systems. I thought it was only a problem on older hardware, but it freaks
100 out my new Phenom too.
101
102 20090502:
103 OpenSSH 5.2p1 import
104
105 ale(4) connected to the build. (kernel module only)
106
107 20090501:
108 Imported makefs utility from NetBSD/FreeBSD
109
110 20090422:
111 OpenSSL security update
112
113 The function ASN1_STRING_print_ex does not properly validate the lengths
114 of BMPString or UniversalString objects before attempting to print them.
115
116 20090415:
117 Created a Symbol.map for libc/ohash symbols
118
119 Updated several usr/bin usr/sbin utilities.
120
121 Corrected a bug with Makefile.inc1 causing the bootstrap
122 tools to fail.
123
124 20090405:
125 xorg 7.4 wants to configure its input devices via hald which does not
126 yet work with USB. If the keyboard/mouse does not work in xorg then
127 add
128 Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off"
129 to your ServerLayout section. This will cause X to use the configured
130 kbd and mouse sections from your xorg.conf
131
132 20090403:
133 mksh was disconnected a few day ago do to bugs with
134 buildworld and mports. Now, connect it back
135 for use as /bin/sh with a conditional called
136 MK_ASH. By default, ash is the standard /bin/sh
137 but we may change this later. This will allow further
138 testing by users and developers of mksh without
139 causing an unpleasant default experience. In the
140 long run, we need to fix mksh compatibility.
141
142 20090328:
143 Bring in mksh R37 from CVS. The dot.mkshrc files for root
144 and skel were changed. mksh(1) now replaces ash aka sh(1)
145 as the default /bin/sh. Please report bugs with
146 ports, etc. The ash code will remain in the repo for awhile
147 as I decide if we'll add something like MK_SHELL_ASH as
148 an optional build parameter.
149
150 ahd was disconnected from the lint environment until
151 the compiler bug is sorted (by updating gcc?)
152
153 Remove freebsd-tips from fortune files and change the
154 default for login and profile.
155
156 20090327:
157 Update libarchive to 2.5.5, tar, and add bsdcpio.
158
159 Also previously, ctriv has been connecting Perl 5.10
160 to the build (part of os). This will have an impact
161 on mports.
162
163 20090325:
164 Update Bind to 9.4.3-P1
165
166 Update mksh to R36b
167
168 Update tcpdump to 3.9.8, fix libpcap to work with current.
169
170 Update pnpinfo, sync with FreeBSD.
171
172 20090115:
173 Fix a problem with DNSSEC and BIND.
174
175 20090110:
176 For applications using OpenSSL for SSL connections, an invalid SSL
177 certificate may be interpreted as valid. This could for example be
178 used by an attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack.
179
180 Other applications which use the OpenSSL EVP API may similarly be
181 affected.
182
183 Stop cross site request forgery attacks in lukemftpd
184
185 20090104:
186 Import GNU libreadline 5.2
187
188 20090101:
189 Update time zone data to 2008i.
190
191 20081231:
192 Correct a problem where bluetooth and netgraph sockets are not
193 properly initialized.
194
195 Happy 2009.
196
197 20081206:
198 Due to the massive change in the underlying system under way,
199 we're naming the next release 1.0. The sys/sys/param.h was
200 changed accordingly. ipfilter and ncurses were corrected
201 using __MidnightBSD__ tests in the code.
202
203 The GENERIC kernel config was caught up on i386 today. Consider
204 i386 still broken, but amd64 is running again.
205
206 mdoc.local was updated with the new MidnightBSD version info.
207
208 batt(1) was rewritten in C. It now supports several flags and
209 runs about 8 times faster on my laptop. The default output
210 shows the number of minutes of battery life remaining and the
211 percentage. You can use -u to display the number of batteries or
212 -c to get script friendly output. Consult the man page for more.
213
214 20081204:
215 Work has completed on importing ZFS, jemalloc, several
216 new devices, SCTP, updated pf, a new tempfs, linuxolator 2.6 kernel
217 support, improved locking for file desc., audit (openbsm),
218 openssl .98e, nfe, imporved intel high def audio, midi, updated
219 intel gigabit (em), support for several wifi cards (intel), ...
220
221 Renamed 0.3-CURRENT officially. Switched to using MidnightBSD version
222 data from param.h instead of the FreeBSD version. This means
223 testing is now possible in the ports tree for the version
224 and that any ports or code relying on the FreeBSD version from
225 sys/sys/param.h will need to be fixed.
226
227 20080905:
228 update nve(4) to support new hardware.
229
230 20080801:
231 Import OpenBSM 1.0
232
233 Modify src/release to create 3 isos instead of 2 for packages.
234
235 etc/rc.d/firstboot now enables kdm, gnustep + slim and bsdstats.
236
237 Many ia64, alpha, powerpc items were removed.
238
239 The recent diffutils 2.8.7 import was fixed.
240
241 20080703:
242 pcc was not installed properly when setting DESTDIR for live cds,
243 or posibly jails.
244
245 20080627:
246 Add firmware(9), WEP, CCMP, TKIP to GENERIC.
247
248 Add glabel to GENERIC.
249
250 Intel ICH8 mobile chipset used on some iMacs included with ata.
251
252 pcc connected to the build on i386. (alternative compiler)
253
254 ath added to GENERIC. (Atheros wireless NICs) on amd64/i386
255
256 20080528:
257 Sendmail 8.14.3
258
259 20080516:
260 ssh-vulnkey allows you to look for vulnerable ssh keys that
261 were generated on Debian and Ubuntu hosts over the last
262 few years. sshd can block offending keys with a configuration
263 option.
264
265 The elf note on binaries is now set to MidnightBSD.
266
267 20080514:
268 Fixed a number of problems with pcc. It is not yet connected
269 to the build, but usable on i386 hosts. You may use it
270 by make; make install in /usr/src/usr.bin/pcc. It will
271 install in /usr/local as some of the files conflict with
272 GCC versions. __MidnightBSD__ is defined in PCC as well.
273
274 System headers were fixed to allow pcc to compile many binaries
275 on MidnightBSD. bin/cp will work now for instance.
276
277 20080430:
278 __MidnightBSD__ is now defined via gcc. This can be tested
279 to determine we're running on MidnightBSD in the preprocessor.
280
281 20080429:
282 Import bind 9.4.2 with threading
283
284 libpthread (KSE) and libthr are built earlier
285
286 pcvt(4) removed!
287
288 Alias added for core2 cpus.
289
290 Alpha and PC98 only utilities removed from usr/sbin
291
292 syslogd, adduser, rmuser, mergemaster and mailwrapper have been
293 improved. See the man pages for info.
294
295 periodic scripts will not send emails with empty message bodies.
296 See mailwrapper fix.
297
298 20080410:
299 Sync cpdup with DragonFly. Add parallel transaction support and
300 -l flag to line-buffer stdout and stderr.
301
302 20080406:
303 Import bzip2 1.05
304 Import OpenSSH 4.9p1
305
306 20080322:
307 The default umask was changed to 022.
308
309 /usr/X11R6 paths were removed from several config files.
310
311 .mkshrc files are now installed for root.
312
313 20080316:
314 FIx a problem with gif0 tunnels and neighbors with IPV6.
315
316 20080312:
317 Add lndir from X.org. This aides in the porting of MirPorts.
318
319 New OS versions were added to the mapage code (groff)
320
321 20080310:
322 Correct a buffer overflow in ppp.
323
324 20080308:
325 Remove /usr/X11R6 from manpath config.
326
327 20080307:
328 Atheros driver no longer has several options set
329 which corrects building in tinderbox on all three platforms.
330
331 Added a new macro to sx.h which returns true if the current
332 thread holds an exclusive lock on a specifix sx.
333
334 Removed OS/2's HPFS file system. It's not maintained and
335 I don't know anyone using OS/2 or ecomstation these days.
336 My copy is in the closet collecting dust.
337
338 20080306:
339 Synced tinderbox with FreeBSD. Modified it for MidnightBSD.
340 Developers can now use it to check src builds.
341
342 20080303:
343 Add mksh to /etc/shells, made some adjustments to options
344 for mksh builds per suggestion upstream.
345
346 USB HID table updated with modern hardware list.
347
348 Updated BSD family true (we're not in there yet)
349
350 iso3166 file updated and import of tzdata2007k for
351 new time zones.
352
353 Updated mksh to latest version R33.
354
355 20080228:
356 Remplaced the random IP id generation code with a new
357 version by Amit Klein.
358
359 20080221:
360 Sendfile write only permissions fix.
361
362 Removed some HPFS and PC98 code.
363
364 iso639 file sycned with DragonFly.
365
366 20080128:
367 Changed NTP configuration so that ips aren't cached
368 so multiple servers are used.
369
370 Fix an issue with fork() in libpthread.
371
372 20080121:
373 Add virtualization detection to set the HZ rate
374 according to a VM present. VMWare and Parallels
375 should work better like this.
376
377 Change to full x11 install in sysinstall. Add
378 xorg 7 support.
379
380 20080115:
381 Fix the handling of PTY's. CVE-2008-0216
382
383 20080105:
384 mport delete code added, USE_MPORT_TOOLS knob aded.
385
386 20080101:
387 Happy New Year
388
389 20071123:
390 Update sendmail to 8.14.2
391
392 20071120:
393 Update system compiler to gcc 3.4.6.
394
395 20071023:
396 Updated mksh to R31d.
397
398 20070911:
399 Updated mksh to version R31b.
400
401 Fixed stderr output in libpthread. Previously it was
402 written to stdout.
403
404 20070831:
405 Added dot.mkshrc file to support the recent change to
406 mksh from OpenBSD's ksh derived from pdksh.
407
408 Added new firewall configuration. ipfw is enabled by default
409 with a "desktop" configuration. Consult /etc/rc.firewall
410 or ipfw show to see the ruleset used. You can disable
411 ipfw by setting firewall_enable="NO" in /etc/rc.conf This
412 change only effects IPv4. IPv6 does not have a firewall
413 enabled by default.
414
415 20070814:
416 Removed GNU tar source. We've been using BSD tar
417 for awhile.
418
419 20070806:
420 Finished removing umapfs and autofs from the tree.
421
422 20070804:
423 BIND and Tcpdump have been patched for recent vulnerabilities.
424
425 We switched to BSD cpio (pax).
426
427 20070719:
428 Imported cpdup from DragonFly as /bin/cpdup
429
430 20070716:
431 Update GNU cpio to 2.8.
432
433 20070410:
434 cvs was updated to 1.12.13. cvsbug was removed.
435 cvs now behaves similarly to DragonFly's cvs with
436 most of their local changes.
437
438 20070409:
439 RELENG_0_1 was created. More aggresive changes will
440 continue here.
441
442 20070406:
443 Back out propolice. propolice caused several problems
444 with our threading libraries libthr and libpthread.
445 curthread was often NULL after the patch and many
446 multithreaded applications would crash. We plan to
447 work on either bringing in gcc 4.1 or developing a new
448 patch which also corrects our threading issues later.
449
450 It is more important to have a stable system for our
451 mport work and other projects at this time.
452
453 This is not a clean removal. It is recommended that you
454 have a recently SNAP CD handy. You can either reinstall
455 or perform a make buildworld and make buildkernel and
456 make installkernel. Reboot on the cd and copy the contents
457 of /bin, /sbin, /lib, /libexec, and /usr/bin, /usr/sbin,
458 /usr/lib, and /usr/libexec to the respective directories on
459 your disk. Then you should be able to boot into single user
460 mode and run make installworld. You will need to run
461 chflags noschg on some of the files if you can't overwrite
462 them.
463
464 You will get __guard missing errors since we had to remove
465 this from libc.
466
467 You will need to rebuild any ports built while propolice was
468 installed.
469
470 20070401:
471 Importing propolice into MidnightBSD. Propolice is going to
472 provide us with much greater security and stability in the
473 long run. If upgrading from a pre-propolice system, please
474 follow the these instructions:
475
476 cd /usr/src/lib/libc && make obj && make && make install
477 cd /usr/src/gnu/usr.bin/cc && make obj && make && make install
478 cd /usr/src/lib/libpthread && make obj && make && make install
479 cd /usr/src/lib/libthr && make obj && make && make install
480 buildworld and kernel
481
482 It is adviced that any mports which were installed and/or built
483 prior to the propolice update also be updated. If any errors
484 or issue are encounted, please contact security@midnightbsd.org
485 and we will be sure to investigate and come up with an expeditious
486 fix.
487
488 20070314:
489 Remove send-pr from src.
490
491 Switch to NetBSD's gzip.
492
493 Bump MBSD minor revision.
494
495 20070313:
496 Imported OpenSSH 4.6p1.
497
498 Imported FreeBSD's libarchive and updated tar to work with it.
499
500 Disabled debug statements cluttering up /var/log/messages for
501 the tcp autobuf patch applied previously.
502
503 20070312:
504 Synced several audio changes from FreeBSD 6.1. Removed the
505 BSD Daemon files from src/share.
506
507 20070308:
508 Added mfi which supports LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS devices including
509 the Dell perc5i.
510
511 20070206:
512 Imported OpenBSD's sudo into source. Please install
513 /usr/src/usr.bin/sudo/lib first before building.
514
515 Those who install from a snapshot after this date
516 will not be effected.
517
518 20070119:
519 Added audit group. Be sure to add audit to your /etc/group file
520 before installing world.
521
522 hostapd was updated to 0.4.8.
523
524 An accidental commit in usr.sbin/bluetooth/hccontrol was fixed to
525 unbreak world.
526
527 wpa_supplicant was updated.
528
529 For stability and compatibility reasons, it was decided that MidnightBSD
530 sync with FreeBSD 6.1 Release. Nearly every change between the original
531 fork date of February 24, 2006 and the release of FreeBSD 6.1 in May
532 2006 will be merged. Beyond this, MidnightBSD will be a "real" fork and
533 will not sync every little change with FreeBSD.
534
535 20061231:
536 Updated COPYRIGHT for 2007.
537
538 Updated and bumped libutil after importing NetBSD efun(3) functions.
539
540 Added MidnightBSD_version and bumped the FreeBSD version as we've
541 synced all commits between the fork and that version. It is now safe
542 to assume MidnightBSD is compatible with FreeBSD RELENG_6 from
543 Feb 26, 2006.
544
545 Added spell(1) and deroff(1) from NetBSD. Also added additional
546 dict files to work with it. /usr/share/dict/american,
547 /usr/share/dict/british and /usr/share/dict/special/math
548
549 Numerous man page and bug fixes.
550
551 20061226:
552 Setup /usr/share/examples/cvsup SUPfiles for the new
553 MidnightBSD CVSup server.
554
555 Fix a bug in burncd where it would continue forever while
556 erasing CDRW media.
557
558 Add csup to /usr/bin. csup is a CVSup replacement written
559 in C.
560
561 Fixed a bug with bsnmpd build from Oct 30.
562
563 Corrected some race conditions and fixed a few bugs in
564 geom. Imported changes from FreeBSD RELENG_6.
565
566 20061225:
567 Fixed a typo in src/lib/libc/sparc64/fpu/fpu_implode.c
568 that caused long double to long and long long
569 conversion of negative numbers to always result in -1.
570
571 20061221:
572 Fixed acpi_battery.c to not report an ERROR if no
573 batteries are present.
574
575 Performed some minor updates on the RL and RE NIC drivers.
576 RL should no longer panic when trying to print errors.
577
578 Corrected a bug with TTY.
579
580 20061218:
581 Corrected a bug with libpthread where newly created suspended
582 threads don't get scheduled.
583
584 20061206:
585 Fixed a typo with the firewire security patch.
586
587 20061129:
588 Minor cleanups to utilities in bin.
589
590 Fixed msdos file system short file name behavior to match
591 FreeBSD.
592
593 20061031:
594 Updated man pages in section 7.
595
596 20061030:
597 Updated sys/dev/drm to support intel 915 and radeon
598 r300 cards properly.
599
600 Synced snmpd with FreeBSD-stable.
601
602 Fixed a bug in rm which could cause data loss.
603
604 20061027:
605 Added Intel ICH8 and nForce 5 support to ATA. cam, mpt,
606 random, kbdmux, atkbd, and usb were updated. Changes
607 to clearing registers on SSE enabled processors (i386)
608 commited.
609
610 lukemftpd updated.
611
612 openssh rc script was altered which effects initial
613 seeding.
614
615 20061014:
616 Workaround for em driver problem on shared IRQ.
617
618 Started removal of alpha support.
619
620 20061013:
621 ATA driver was updated. USB/USB1/USB2 types added.
622
623 20061010:
624 OpenSSH was updated to 4.4p1.
625
626 20060909:
627 OpenNTPD was added to MidnightBSD. Run make delete-old to remove
628 the old ntpd daemon.
629
630 cat has a new option -D which allows you to timestamp output
631 on a per line basis.
632
633 The kernel has a keyboard mux which allows you to have multiple
634 keyboard connected simultaneously. USB keyboard support was also
635 improved with this patch.
636
637 The Intel em driver was updated. Network performance was greatly
638 increased on many systems. Additional models are supported.
639
640 The ATA driver was patched to fix a potential deadlock.
641
642 Bind was patched to fix a potential denial of service condition.
643
644 20060817:
645 ksh has been added to the base system. If you previously had
646 the port installed, it will be overwritten on the next buildworld.
647
648
649
650 To build a kernel
651 -----------------
652 If you are updating from a prior version of MidnightBSD (even one just
653 a few days old), you should follow this procedure. With a
654 /usr/obj tree with a fresh buildworld,
655 make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
656 make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
657
658 To test a kernel once
659 ---------------------
660 If you just want to boot a kernel once (because you are not sure
661 if it works, or if you want to boot a known bad kernel to provide
662 debugging information) run
663 make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE KODIR=/boot/testkernel
664 nextboot -k testkernel
665
666 To just build a kernel when you know that it won't mess you up
667 --------------------------------------------------------------
668 This assumes you are already running a 6.X system. Replace
669 ${arch} with the architecture of your machine (e.g. "i386",
670 "amd64", "ia64", "pc98", "sparc64", etc).
671
672 cd src/sys/${arch}/conf
673 config KERNEL_NAME_HERE
674 cd ../compile/KERNEL_NAME_HERE
675 make depend
676 make
677 make install
678
679 If this fails, go to the "To build a kernel" section.
680
681 To rebuild everything and install it on the current system.
682 -----------------------------------------------------------
683 # Note: sometimes if you are running current you gotta do more than
684 # is listed here if you are upgrading from a really old current.
685
686 <make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
687 make buildworld
688 make kernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
689 [1]
690 <reboot in single user> [3]
691 mergemaster -p [5]
692 make installworld
693 make delete-old
694 mergemaster [4]
695 <reboot>
696
697
698 To cross-install current onto a separate partition
699 --------------------------------------------------
700 # In this approach we use a separate partition to hold
701 # current's root, 'usr', and 'var' directories. A partition
702 # holding "/", "/usr" and "/var" should be about 2GB in
703 # size.
704
705 <make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
706 <boot into -stable>
707 make buildworld
708 make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
709 <maybe newfs current's root partition>
710 <mount current's root partition on directory ${CURRENT_ROOT}>
711 make installworld DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
712 cd src/etc; make distribution DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT} # if newfs'd
713 make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE DESTDIR=${CURRENT_ROOT}
714 cp /etc/fstab ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab # if newfs'd
715 <edit ${CURRENT_ROOT}/etc/fstab to mount "/" from the correct partition>
716 <reboot into current>
717 <do a "native" rebuild/install as described in the previous section>
718 <maybe install compatibility libraries from src/lib/compat>
719 <reboot>
720
721
722 To upgrade in-place from 5.x-stable or higher to 6.x-stable
723 -----------------------------------------------------------
724 <make sure you have good level 0 dumps>
725 make buildworld [9]
726 make kernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE [8]
727 [1]
728 <reboot in single user> [3]
729 mergemaster -p [5]
730 make installworld
731 make delete-old
732 mergemaster -i [4]
733 <reboot>
734
735 Make sure that you've read the UPDATING file to understand the
736 tweaks to various things you need. At this point in the life
737 cycle of current, things change often and you are on your own
738 to cope. The defaults can also change, so please read ALL of
739 the UPDATING entries.
740
741 Also, if you are tracking -current, you must be subscribed to
742 freebsd-current@freebsd.org. Make sure that before you update
743 your sources that you have read and understood all the recent
744 messages there. If in doubt, please track -stable which has
745 much fewer pitfalls.
746
747 [1] If you have third party modules, such as vmware, you
748 should disable them at this point so they don't crash your
749 system on reboot.
750
751 [3] From the bootblocks, boot -s, and then do
752 fsck -p
753 mount -u /
754 mount -a
755 cd src
756 adjkerntz -i # if CMOS is wall time
757 Also, when doing a major release upgrade, it is required that
758 you boot into single user mode to do the installworld.
759
760 [4] Note: This step is non-optional. Failure to do this step
761 can result in a significant reduction in the functionality of the
762 system. Attempting to do it by hand is not recommended and those
763 that pursue this avenue should read this file carefully, as well
764 as the archives of freebsd-current and freebsd-hackers mailing lists
765 for potential gotchas.
766
767 [5] Usually this step is a noop. However, from time to time
768 you may need to do this if you get unknown user in the following
769 step. It never hurts to do it all the time.
770
771 [8] In order to have a kernel that can run the 5.x binaries
772 needed to do an installworld, you must include the COMPAT_FREEBSD5
773 option in your kernel. Failure to do so may leave you with a system
774 that is hard to boot to recover. A similar kernel option COMPAT_FREEBSD5
775 is required to run the 5.x binaries on more recent kernels.
776
777 Make sure that you merge any new devices from GENERIC since the
778 last time you updated your kernel config file.
779
780 [9] When checking out sources, you must include the -P flag to have
781 cvs prune empty directories.
782
783 If CPUTYPE is defined in your /etc/make.conf, make sure to use the
784 "?=" instead of the "=" assignment operator, so that buildworld can
785 override the CPUTYPE if it needs to.
786
787 MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX must be defined in an environment variable, and
788 not on the command line, or in /etc/make.conf. buildworld will
789 warn if it is improperly defined.
790
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