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      plementation are noted specially, as with the note below:       plementation are noted specially, as with the note below:
   
      Note: This document applies only to platforms which use the new toolchain       Note: This document applies only to platforms which use the new toolchain
      as indicated by the default setting of USE_NEW_TOOLCHAIN in <bsd.own.mk>.       as indicated by the default setting of TOOLCHAIN_MISSING in <bsd.own.mk>.
      Platforms which have not yet been switched to the new toolchain should       Platforms which have not yet been switched to the new toolchain should
      continue building traditionally, using the notes specified in the file       continue building traditionally, using the notes specified in the file
      UPDATING.       UPDATING.
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 FILES  FILES
    Source tree layout     Source tree layout
   
      BUILDING.mdoc  This document (in -mdoc troff format; the original copy).       doc/BUILDING.mdoc
                       This document (in -mdoc troff format; the original copy).
   
      BUILDING       This document (in plaintext).       BUILDING       This document (in plaintext).
   
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      described in release(7).       described in release(7).
   
 CONFIGURATION  CONFIGURATION
      Environment variables
        Several environment variables control the behaviour of NetBSD builds.
   
        MACHINE           Machine type.
   
        MACHINE_ARCH      Machine architecture.
   
        MAKE              Path name to invoke make(1) as.
   
        MAKEFLAGS         Flags to invoke make(1) with.
   
        MAKEOBJDIR        Directory to use as the .OBJDIR for the current direc-
                          tory.  Used only if MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX is not defined.
                          MAKEOBJDIR can only be provided in the environment.
   
        MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX  Top level directory of the object directory tree.  If
                          this is defined, ${MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX}/${.CURDIR} is used
                          as the .OBJDIR for the current directory.  The current
                          directory may be read only.  MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX can only
                          be provided in the environment.
   
    "make" variables     "make" variables
      Several variables control the behavior of NetBSD builds.  Unless other-       Several variables control the behavior of NetBSD builds.  Unless other-
      wise specified, these variables may be set in either the process environ-       wise specified, these variables may be set in either the process environ-
      ment or the make(1) configuration file specified by MAKECONF.       ment or the make(1) configuration file specified by MAKECONF.
   
        BUILDID     Identifier for the build.  The identifier will be appended to
                    object directory names, and can be consulted in the make(1)
                    configuration file in order to set additional build parame-
                    ters, such as compiler flags.
   
      DESTDIR     Directory to contain the built NetBSD system.  If set, spe-       DESTDIR     Directory to contain the built NetBSD system.  If set, spe-
                  cial options are passed to the compilation tools to prevent                   cial options are passed to the compilation tools to prevent
                  their default use of the host system's /usr/include,                   their default use of the host system's /usr/include,
                  /usr/lib, and so forth.  This pathname should not end with a                   /usr/lib, and so forth.  This pathname should not end with a
                  slash (/) character (for installation into the system's root                   slash (/) character (for installation into the system's root
                  directory, set DESTDIR to an empty string).                   directory, set DESTDIR to an empty string).  The directory
                    must reside on a file system which supports long file names
                    and hard links.
   
                  Default: Empty string if USETOOLS is ``yes''; unset other-                   Default: Empty string if USETOOLS is ``yes''; unset other-
                  wise.                   wise.
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                  Default: Unset.                   Default: Unset.
   
        UNPRIVED    If set, then an unprivileged install will occur.  The user,
                    group, permissions, and file flags, will not be set on the
                    installed item; instead the information will be appended to a
                    file called METALOG in DESTDIR.  The contents of METALOG is
                    used during the generation of the distribution tar files to
                    ensure that the appropriate file ownership is stored.
   
                    Default: Unset.
   
      UPDATE      If set, then all install operations intended to write to       UPDATE      If set, then all install operations intended to write to
                  DESTDIR will compare file timestamps before installing, and                   DESTDIR will compare file timestamps before installing, and
                  skip the install phase if the destination files are up-to-                   skip the install phase if the destination files are up-to-
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                  clude files).                   clude files).
   
    "make" variables for full builds     "make" variables for full builds
      These variables only affect the top level ``Makefile'' and do not manual-       These variables only affect the top level ``Makefile'' and do not affect
      ly building subtrees of the NetBSD source code.       manually building subtrees of the NetBSD source code.
   
        INSTALLWORLDDIR  Location for the ``make installworld'' target to install
                         to.
   
      MKOBJDIRS      Can be set to ``yes'' or ``no''.  Indicates whether object                        Default: ``/''
                     directories will be created automatically (via a ``make  
                     obj'' pass) at the start of a build.  
   
                     Default: ``yes''       MKOBJDIRS        Can be set to ``yes'' or ``no''.  Indicates whether ob-
                         ject directories will be created automatically (via a
                         ``make obj'' pass) at the start of a build.
   
      NBUILDJOBS     If set, specifies the number of parallel make(1) processes                        Default: ``yes''
                     that should be run simultaneously.  This can speed up  
                     builds on SMP machines, or machines with much more CPU  
                     power than I/O availability.  This should be used instead  
                     of the make(1) option -j, in order to ensure proper order-  
                     ing of build components.  
   
                     Default: Unset.       NBUILDJOBS       Now obsolete.  Use the make(1) option -j, instead (see
                         below)
   
      NOCLEANDIR     If set, avoids the ``make cleandir'' phase of a full                        Default: Unset.
                     build.  This has the effect of allowing only changed files  
                     in a source tree to be recompiled.  This can speed up  
                     builds when updating only a few files in the tree.  
   
                     Default: Unset.       NOCLEANDIR       If set, avoids the ``make cleandir'' phase of a full
                         build.  This has the effect of allowing only changed
                         files in a source tree to be recompiled.  This can speed
                         up builds when updating only a few files in the tree.
   
      NODISTRIBDIRS  If set, avoids the ``make distrib-dirs'' phase of a full                        Default: Unset.
                     build.  This skips running mtree(8) on DESTDIR, useful on  
                     systems where building as an unprivileged user, or where  
                     it is known that the system-wide mtree files have not  
                     changed.  
   
                     Default: Unset.       NODISTRIBDIRS    If set, avoids the ``make distrib-dirs'' phase of a full
                         build.  This skips running mtree(8) on DESTDIR, useful
                         on systems where building as an unprivileged user, or
                         where it is known that the system-wide mtree files have
                         not changed.
   
      NOINCLUDES     If set, avoids the ``make includes'' phase of a full                        Default: Unset.
                     build.  This has the effect of preventing make(1) from  
                     thinking that some programs are out-of-date simply because  
                     the system include files have changed.  However, this op-  
                     tion should not be used when updating the entire NetBSD  
                     source tree arbitrarily; it is suggested to use UPDATE in  
                     that case.  
   
                     Default: Unset.       NOINCLUDES       If set, avoids the ``make includes'' phase of a full
                         build.  This has the effect of preventing make(1) from
                         thinking that some programs are out-of-date simply be-
                         cause the system include files have changed.  However,
                         this option should not be used when updating the entire
                         NetBSD source tree arbitrarily; it is suggested to use
                         UPDATE in that case.
   
      RELEASEDIR     If set, specifies the directory to which a release(7) lay-                        Default: Unset.
                     out will be written at the end of a ``make release''.  
   
                     Default: Unset.       RELEASEDIR       If set, specifies the directory to which a release(7)
                         layout will be written at the end of a ``make release''.
   
      UPDATE         If set, then in addition to the effects described for UP-                        Default: Unset.
                     DATE above, this implies the effects of NOCLEANDIR.  
        UPDATE           If set, then in addition to the effects described for
                         UPDATE above, this implies the effects of NOCLEANDIR.
   
 BUILDING  BUILDING
    "make" command line options     "make" command line options
      This is only a summary of options available to make(1); only the options       This is only a summary of options available to make(1); only the options
      used most frequently with NetBSD builds are listed here.       used most frequently with NetBSD builds are listed here.
   
        -j njob    Run up to njob make(1) subjobs in parallel.  Makefiles should
                   use .WAIT or have explicit dependancies as necessary to en-
                   force build ordering.  If you see build failures with -j,
                   please save complete build logs so the failures can be ana-
                   lyzed.
   
      -m dir     Specify the default directory for searching for system Make-       -m dir     Specify the default directory for searching for system Make-
                 file segments, mainly the <bsd.*.mk> files.  When building any                  file segments, mainly the <bsd.*.mk> files.  When building any
                 full NetBSD source tree, this should be set to the                  full NetBSD source tree, this should be set to the
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                 dependency changes.                  dependency changes.
   
      dependall  Does a ``make depend'' immediately followed by a ``make all''.       dependall  Does a ``make depend'' immediately followed by a ``make all''.
                 This combined target recurses as an atomic unit, so that the                  This improves cache locality of the build since both passes
                 ``make depend'' phase can participate in make -j parallelism.                  read the source files in their entirety.
   
      includes   Build and install system header files.  Typically needed be-       includes   Build and install system header files.  Typically needed be-
                 fore any system libraries or programs can be built.                  fore any system libraries or programs can be built.
   
      install    Install programs, libraries, and documentation into DESTDIR.       install    Install programs, libraries, and documentation into DESTDIR.
                   Few files will be installed to /dev, /etc, /root or /var in
                   order to prevent user supplied configuration data from being
                   overwritten.
   
      lint       Run lint(1) against the C source code, where appropriate, and       lint       Run lint(1) against the C source code, where appropriate, and
                 generate system-installed lint libraries.                  generate system-installed lint libraries.
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      Additional make(1) targets are usable specifically from the top source       Additional make(1) targets are usable specifically from the top source
      level to facilitate building the entire NetBSD source tree.       level to facilitate building the entire NetBSD source tree.
   
      build      Build the entire NetBSD system.  This orders portions of the       build         Build the entire NetBSD system.  This orders portions of
                 source tree such that prerequisites will be built in the prop-                     the source tree such that prerequisites will be built in
                 er order.                     the proper order.
   
      release    Do a ``make build'', then package the system into a standard       distribution  Do a ``make build'', and then install a full distribution
                 release layout as described by release(7).  This requires that                     into DESTDIR.
                 RELEASEDIR be set (see above).  
        buildworld    As per ``make distribution'', except that it ensures that
                      DESTDIR is not the root directory.
   
        installworld  Install the distribution from DESTDIR to INSTALLWORLDDIR
                      (which defaults to the root directory).  Ensures that
                      INSTALLWORLDDIR is the not root directory if cross compil-
                      ing.
   
                      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).
   
      regression-tests       regression-tests
                 Can only be run after building the regression tests in the di-                     Can only be run after building the regression tests in the
                 rectory ``regress''.  Runs the compiled regression tests on                     directory ``regress''.  Runs the compiled regression tests
                 the local host.                     on the local host.
   
    The "build.sh" script     The "build.sh" script
      This script file is a Bourne shell script designed to build the entire       This script file is a Bourne shell script designed to build the entire
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      -a arch   Set the value of MACHINE_ARCH to arch.       -a arch   Set the value of MACHINE_ARCH to arch.
   
        -B buildid
                  Set the value of BUILDID to buildid.  This will also append the
                  build idenfitier to the name of the ``make'' wrapper script so
                  that the resulting name is of the form ``nbmake-MACHINE-
                  BUILDID''.
   
      -b        Bootstrap ``make'' and create a nbmake-MACHINE script (see be-       -b        Bootstrap ``make'' and create a nbmake-MACHINE script (see be-
                low).                 low).
   
      -j njob   Set the value of NBUILDJOBS to njob.  This provides similar       -D dest   Set the value of DESTDIR to dest.
                functionality to the familiar ``make -j'', but preserves the  
                ordering of the top level ``make build''.       -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       -m mach   Set the value of MACHINE to mach.  This will also override any
                value of MACHINE_ARCH in the process environment with a value                 value of MACHINE_ARCH in the process environment with a value
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                not make any changes.  This is similar in concept to ``make                 not make any changes.  This is similar in concept to ``make
                -n''.                 -n''.
   
        -O obj    Create an appropriate transform macro for MAKEOBJDIR that will
                  place the built object files under obj.  For instance, a set-
                  ting of /usr/obj will place build-time files under
                  /usr/obj/bin, /usr/obj/lib, and so forth.
   
      -o        Set the value of MKOBJDIRS to ``no''.       -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        Remove the contents of DESTDIR and TOOLDIR before building       -r        Remove the contents of DESTDIR and TOOLDIR before building
                (provides a clean starting point).  This will skip deleting                 (provides a clean starting point).  This will skip deleting
                DESTDIR if building on a native system to the root directory.                 DESTDIR if building on a native system to the root directory.
   
        -T tools  Set the value of TOOLDIR to tools.  If set, the bootstrap
                  ``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-       -t        Build and install the host tools from src/tools only.  This op-
                tion implies -b.                 tion implies -b.
   
        -U        Set the UNPRIVED variable.
   
      -u        Set the UPDATE variable.       -u        Set the UPDATE variable.
   
        -V var=[value]
                  Set the variable var to value (which is optional).  This is
                  useful for setting RELEASEDIR without actually building a re-
                  lease.
   
      -w wrapper       -w wrapper
                Create the nbmake wrapper script (see below) in a custom loca-                 Create the nbmake wrapper script (see below) in a custom loca-
                tion, specified by wrapper.  This allows, for instance, to                 tion, specified by wrapper.  This allows, for instance, to
                place the wrapper in PATH automatically.  Note that wrapper is                 place the wrapper in PATH automatically.  Note that wrapper is
                the full name of the file, not just a directory name.                 the full name of the file, not just a directory name.
   
      -D dest   Set the value of DESTDIR to dest.  
   
      -O obj    Create an appropriate transform macro for MAKEOBJDIR that will  
                place the built object files under obj.  For instance, a set-  
                ting of /usr/obj will place build-time files files under  
                /usr/obj/bin, /usr/obj/lib, and so forth.  
   
      -R rel    Set the value of RELEASEDIR to rel.  Setting this option will  
                cause build.sh to run ``make release'' instead of ``make  
                build''.  
   
      -T tools  Set the value of TOOLDIR to tools.  If set, the bootstrap  
                ``make'' will only be rebuilt as needed (when the source files  
                for make(1) change).  
   
    The "nbmake-MACHINE" wrapper script     The "nbmake-MACHINE" wrapper script
      If using the build.sh script to build NetBSD, a nbmake-MACHINE script       If using the build.sh script to build NetBSD, a nbmake-MACHINE script
      will be created in TOOLDIR/bin upon the first build to assist in building       will be created in TOOLDIR/bin upon the first build to assist in building
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      This script can be symlinked into a directory listed in PATH, or called       This script can be symlinked into a directory listed in PATH, or called
      with an absolute path.       with an absolute path.
   
   EXAMPLES
        ./build.sh -t
                  Build a new toolchain.
   
        cd ${KERNCONFDIR} ; ${TOOLDIR}/bin/nbconfig GENERIC
                  Use the new version of config(8) to prepare to build a new
                  GENERIC kernel.
   
        cd ${KERNOBJDIR}/GENERIC ; ${TOOLDIR}/bin/nbmake-${MACHINE} dependall
                  Use the new toolchain to build a new GENERIC kernel.
   
        ./build.sh -t -k GENERIC
                  Build a new toolchain, and use the new toolchain to configure
                  and build a new GENERIC kernel.
   
        ./build.sh -U -d
                  Using unprivileged mode, build a complete distribution in
                  DESTDIR.
   
        ./build.sh -U -R /some/dir/RELEASE
                  Using unprivileged mode, build a complete release in the speci-
                  fied release directory.
   
   OBSOLETE VARIABLES
        NBUILDJOBS  Use the make(1) option -j, instead.
   
        USE_NEW_TOOLCHAIN
                    The new toolchain is now the default.  To disable, use
                    TOOLCHAIN_MISSING=yes.
   
 SEE ALSO  SEE ALSO
      make(1), hier(7), release(7)       make(1), hier(7), release(7)
   
 HISTORY  HISTORY
      The USE_NEW_TOOLCHAIN based build scheme was introduced in the ``NetBSD-       The build.sh based build scheme was introduced for NetBSD 1.6 as
      current'' development sources between NetBSD 1.5 and NetBSD 1.6.       USE_NEW_TOOLCHAIN, and re-worked to TOOLCHAIN_MISSING after that.
   
 BUGS  BUGS
      Many platforms are not yet using the USE_NEW_TOOLCHAIN system.       A few platforms are not yet using this build system.
   
 NetBSD                         November 12, 2001                             8  NetBSD                          January 4, 2003                             10
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