Subject: Re: Using the same source tree for two boxes
To: Eric Jacoboni <jaco@teaser.fr>
From: Brian A. Seklecki <lavalamp@spiritual-machines.org>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 07/02/2002 03:53:22
"build -u" should set update, and avoids running 'make cleandirs', i
think.

Don't forget to also export /usr/obj, i think

-lava


On 1 Jul 2002 @ 8:15pm (+0200), Eric Jacoboni wrote:

EJ> My desktop is running 1.6B, it's a Athlon 1Ghz and the "./build.sh -u"
EJ> process is rather fast.
EJ>
EJ> I have a laptop, a PII 266Mhz, and i want to use the same NetBSD on
EJ> it. To avoid disk space wasting and long build processes on it, what i
EJ> plan to do is to maintain the src tree on my desktop, build it on my
EJ> desktop, then update my laptop from my desktop build.
EJ>
EJ> When i was using FreeBSD, i exported my src tree via NFS, i ran "make
EJ> buildword" and "make kernel" on the Athlon. Then, i mounted the src
EJ> tree on my laptop, then issued a "make installworld" and "make
EJ> installkernel" from there. Infortunately, i've no found how to say "i
EJ> just want install, not build" (that's ok for kernel, my pb is only
EJ> with others distribs)
EJ>
EJ> Any experience would be appreciated.
EJ> --
EJ> Éric Jacoboni, né il y a 1328988031 secondes
EJ>

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