Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the copyright notices on the relevant files. =================================================================== RCS file: /ftp/cvs/cvsroot/src/BUILDING,v rcsdiff: /ftp/cvs/cvsroot/src/BUILDING,v: warning: Unknown phrases like `commitid ...;' are present. retrieving revision 1.21 retrieving revision 1.22 diff -u -p -r1.21 -r1.22 --- src/BUILDING 2003/01/04 12:55:32 1.21 +++ src/BUILDING 2003/01/23 16:24:08 1.22 @@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ REQUIREMENTS toolchain (make is not required); all other tools are created as part of the NetBSD build process. - Note: A couple host toolchain components are not yet available in - the tools directory. Also, some tools use non-POSIX, non-ANSI C + Note: A couple of host toolchain components are not yet available + in the tools directory. Also, some tools use non-POSIX, non-ANSI C extensions and need to be standardized. As a result, cross-compil- ing from systems other than NetBSD is not currently supported. @@ -410,7 +410,8 @@ BUILDING the proper order. distribution Do a ``make build'', and then install a full distribution - into DESTDIR. + into DESTDIR, including files in /dev, /etc, /root and + /var. buildworld As per ``make distribution'', except that it ensures that DESTDIR is not the root directory. @@ -423,9 +424,10 @@ BUILDING Note: It is highly recommended that you upgrade your kernel and reboot before performing this operation. - release Do a ``make build'', then package the system into a stan- - dard release layout as described by release(7). This re- - quires that RELEASEDIR be set (see above). + release Do a ``make distribution'', build kernels, distribution me- + dia, and install sets, and then package the system into a + standard release layout as described by release(7). This + requires that RELEASEDIR be set (see above). regression-tests Can only be run after building the regression tests in the @@ -449,8 +451,38 @@ BUILDING of options below, variables that are automatically set by build.sh are noted where applicable. - The following are available command line options that may be supplied to - build.sh: + The following operations are supported by build.sh: + + build Build the system as per ``make build''. This option im- + plies the obj and tools operations. + + distribution Build a full distribution as per ``make distribution''. + This option implies the build operation. + + release Build a full release as per ``make release''. This option + implies the distribution operation. + + obj Perform ``make obj''. + + tools Build and install the host tools from src/tools. + + kernel=kconf Build a new kernel. The kconf argument is the name of a + configuration file suitable for use by config(8). If kconf + does not contain any `/' characters, the configuration file + is expected to be found in the KERNCONFDIR directory, which + is typically sys/arch/MACHINE/conf. The new kernel will be + built in a subdirectory of KERNOBJDIR, which is typically + sys/arch/MACHINE/compile or an associated object directory. + In order to ensure that the kernel is built using up-to- + date tools, it is strongly recommended that the tools be + rebuilt (using the tools operation). + + install=idir Install the contents of DESTDIR to idir, using ``make + installworld''. + + The following command line options alter the behaviour of the above oper- + ations: The following command line options alter the behaviour of the + build.sh operations described above: -a arch Set the value of MACHINE_ARCH to arch. @@ -460,43 +492,16 @@ BUILDING that the resulting name is of the form ``nbmake-MACHINE- BUILDID''. - -b Bootstrap ``make'' and create a nbmake-MACHINE script (see be- - low). - -D dest Set the value of DESTDIR to dest. - -d Build a full distribution. This differs from a default build - in that files will also be installed to /dev, /etc, /root and - /var. Note this does not build a ``release''; no release sets - are placed in ${RELEASEDIR}. -d is implied by -R. - -E Set `expert' mode; DESTDIR does not have to be set to a non- root path for builds when this is set. - -i installworlddir - Install the contents of DESTDIR to installworlddir after all - other operations have completed, using the top level - ``installworld'' target. - -j njob Passed through to make(1). Makefiles should use .WAIT or have explicit dependancies as necessary to enforce build ordering. If you see build failures with -j, please save complete build logs so the failures can be analyzed. - -k kernel - Build a new kernel. The kernel argument is the name of a con- - figuration file suitable for use by config(8). If kernel does - not contain any `/' characters, the configuration file is ex- - pected to be found in the KERNCONFDIR directory, which is typi- - cally sys/arch/MACHINE/conf. The new kernel will be built in a - subdirectory of KERNOBJDIR, which is typically - sys/arch/MACHINE/compile or an associated object directory. In - order to ensure that the kernel is built using up-to-date - tools, it is strongly recommended that the tools be rebuilt - (using the -t option) in a separate invocation of build.sh pri- - or to using the -k option, or that the -t and -k options be - used together in a single invocation of build.sh. - -M obj Set MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX to obj. -m mach Set the value of MACHINE to mach. This will also override any @@ -516,9 +521,7 @@ BUILDING -o Set the value of MKOBJDIRS to ``no''. - -R rel Set the value of RELEASEDIR to rel. Setting this option will - cause build.sh to run ``make release'' instead of ``make - build''. + -R rel Set the value of RELEASEDIR to rel. -r Remove the contents of DESTDIR and TOOLDIR before building (provides a clean starting point). This will skip deleting @@ -528,9 +531,6 @@ BUILDING ``make'' will only be rebuilt as needed (when the source files for make(1) change). - -t Build and install the host tools from src/tools only. This op- - tion implies -b. - -U Set the UNPRIVED variable. -u Set the UPDATE variable. @@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ BUILDING with an absolute path. EXAMPLES - ./build.sh -t + ./build.sh tools Build a new toolchain. cd ${KERNCONFDIR} ; ${TOOLDIR}/bin/nbconfig GENERIC @@ -568,15 +568,23 @@ EXAMPLES cd ${KERNOBJDIR}/GENERIC ; ${TOOLDIR}/bin/nbmake-${MACHINE} dependall Use the new toolchain to build a new GENERIC kernel. - ./build.sh -t -k GENERIC + ./build.sh tools kernel=GENERIC Build a new toolchain, and use the new toolchain to configure - and build a new GENERIC kernel. + and build a new GENERIC kernel. This is a simpler way to + achieve what the first three examples do. - ./build.sh -U -d + ./build.sh -U distribution Using unprivileged mode, build a complete distribution in DESTDIR. - ./build.sh -U -R /some/dir/RELEASE + # ./build.sh -U installworld=/ + As root, install the distribution that was built with unprivi- + leged mode from DESTDIR to /. (Even though this is run as + root, -U is required so that the permissions stored in + DESTDIR/METALOG are correctly applied to the files as they're + copied to /). + + ./build.sh -U -R /some/dir/RELEASE release Using unprivileged mode, build a complete release in the speci- fied release directory. @@ -597,4 +605,4 @@ HISTORY BUGS A few platforms are not yet using this build system. -NetBSD January 4, 2003 10 +NetBSD January 24, 2003 10