Subject: version misunderstanding?
To: None <netbsd-users@netbsd.org>
From: Mipam <mipam@ibb.net>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 08/18/2004 12:33:18
Hi,

I downloaded the snapshot from july 15 and installed it on a machine.
Runs fine etc etc, ipf as well. sysctl kern.version shows
netbsd-2.0G and so i was under the (wrong) impression that i was running a 
2.0 
version. The ipf version is 4.1.1. I descided to download the 2.0 source
by cvs and saw that ipf was upgraded to 4.1.3 so i wished to build 2.0 
source.
Later i stopped the process, because i noticed that with the 2.0 source 
bind 8.3.7 was included and in the snapshot i downloaded 9.3.0 beta was 
included. Then rebuilding my system with the 2.0 source would be a bad 
idea then i guess? First ipf will break, or i would need to build the 
kernel and userland without a reboot in between (the build process changed 
a lot compared to 1.6 anyway). Any hints what is best to do? Download the 
current source etc and rebuild? Or just try to rebuild my system with the 
2.0 source? But maybe libs are different etc and im running ipf and 
bind from the snapshot i downloaded, so the bind config would stop to run 
(need adjusting) and ipf would change to 4.1.3
Which leads me to another question.

In 1.6 i first rebuilded the tools by ./build.sh -t, now i have to do this
with ./build.sh tools. Then i can rebuild the kernel with
./build.sh -u kernel=[confname] (i assume the the -m argument is detected 
and i dont need to specify or?)
I will not install this kernel, cause after reboot ipf would have 
problems, cause userland and kernel ipf wouldnt be the same anymore.
Then ./build.sh build (this will do the same as ./build.sh without 
argument in 1.6?). After this copy the new compiled kernel to /.
Should i follow different steps or is this okay?
Bye,

Mipam.