Re: make depend error - simple option missing?

From: Kris Kennaway (kkenn_at_xor.obsecurity.org)
Date: 04/07/04


Date: Wed, 07 Apr 2004 21:00:08 GMT

On 2004-04-07, Peter Brown <pbrown@beasleyfoodservice.com> wrote:
> Hi Kris,
>
> Thank you for the feedback.
>
> I should have mentioned that I tried from /usr/src
> make buildkernel KERNCONF=MYKERNEL and get
> "make: don't know how to make buildkernel. Stop"
>
> When I search threads I sometimes see the opinion that you must do a make
> buildworld before buildkernel.
> I try make buildworld (don't see this anywhere in the FreeBSD manual so not
> sure if syntax correct) and
> get its version of the above error.
>
> I used CVSup a couple of days ago and used the default settings. Everything
> needed is there.
>
> Checking the directories under /usr/src I see bin, contrib, crypto, eBones,
> etc, games, gnu, include, kerberos5 etc.. tools.
>
> The GENERIC kernel and MYKERNEL are under /usr/src/sys/i386/conf
>
> What I am doing wrong? Thank you,

Sounds like you don't have a complete source tree. Post your cvsupfile.

Kris



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