Subject: Re: sparc kernel configuration tutoral?
To: Brett Lymn <blymn@baesystems.com.au>
From: Koyote <koyote@koyote.cx>
List: port-sparc
Date: 03/31/2003 21:36:19
Brett Lymn <blymn@baesystems.com.au> writes:

> On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 09:25:55PM -0800, Koyote wrote:
> > 
> > On an LX, this should only take a few weeks. :)
> > 
> 
> Well, if you have a fast i386 machine around you could cross-compile
> the kernels.  I have been doing that with netbsd-current for a while.
> Setting up to do a cross compile is rather easy and makes the compiles
> fly.

well, I ahve faster sparc machines, too - they are just all running
something else atm.

> 
> > Would anyone know if there might be some initial compiler configurations
> > I need to change to get a kernel to compile? 
> > 
> 
> You should just be able to run make in the kernel compile directory
> and it is all taken care of - if not then something is broken.
> 

right. dot he configure, no errors. cd to the kernel compile directory,
make depend (which broke in one version of my kernel config file) and
then make.

I realize I removed a lot of stuff, but there is a lot fo stuff I'm just
plain not using. It's just an LX with a spare scsi/le card. nothing
special :)

I'll redownload the sys tar again and start fresh.

-C 



> -- 
> Brett Lymn