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version 1.128, 2004/10/02 16:24:32

version 1.132, 2005/01/04 19:14:00

Line 15 See also: BUILDING, build.sh, Makefile.

Recent changes:

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20041201:

Userland programs have been changed to use /dev/bpf instead of

/dev/bpfX. You need to create that device by installing a new

MAKEDEV and running it, or mv /dev/bpf0 /dev/bpf && rm /dev/bpf[0-9]*

20041006:

A bug was introduced into /bin/sh (var.c rev 1.35) which causes

variables to not export correctly to subshells in all cases. This

will cause builds to break if that version of /bin/sh is installed

on the system. The proper version of /bin/sh can be verified with:

ident /bin/sh | grep var

Any /bin/sh w. version 1.35 will not work and needs to be updated

before attempting a build.

20041001:

The ipfilter kernel sources moved from sys/netinet to

dist/sys/ipf/netinet. Due to the move some Makefile

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Hints for a more successful build:

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Use build.sh, but do not use its "expert mode":

This will will automatically build the tools in the

This will automatically build the tools in the

correct order, and it will keep the tools and the

new build products from interfering with the running

system. This will allow you to ignore most of the