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FreeBSD For The Linux Administrator

Posted by Nik on from the NP:-Now-and-Then dept.

LinuxWorld carries an article by Michael Lucas, Customizing The FreeBSD Kernel. The twist is that it's written partly from the perspective of a Linux user, highlighting the similarities and differences between the two systems.

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  1. Re:A nice addition by howardjp · · Score: 3

    That would be cool if it could generate pre-built kernels or custom installation floppies that way via the web :)

  2. Unfortunately... by DES · · Score: 3

    ...the article in question contains multiple factual errors. The general feeling I get from reading it is that it obscures rather than clarifies the issue. FreeBSD does have a handbook which goes to some lengths to explain these things. Oh, and people, never do "make depend all install" like the article suggests. Make doesn't rescan the dependency file after the "depend" step, so the kernel is built with possibly incorrect dependency information.

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