Re: Kernel build question

["STeve Andre'" <andres@msu.edu>]

If you are running a stock 3.3 system (not a snapshot) and
created your kernel from the srcsys tarball, then yes, you
have  a custom kernel based on the official 3.3 code.  We
will hope that your mods to the config file haven't led you to
disaster. ;-)

Upon reading your message again, you DID get the srcsys
file from a 3.3 distribution, right?  If you did then you have the
official 3.3 code.

One last thing: I hope you created a new config file.  Making
your own modified GENERIC kernel isn't a good thing, as you
can't easily tell which is the real GENERIC and your modified
version.

--STeve Andre'

On Thursday 01 May 2003 15:51, Darich Runyan wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Sorry if this sounds like a boneheaded question but I have never compiled a
> custom OpenBSD kernel before; however, I need to with 3.3.
>
> I have downloaded the src and sys tarballs and extracted them to /usr/src
> and I have followed the instructions for building the kernel.  All seems to
> have gone fine.  My question is this:
>
> If I build a custom kernel using the sys.tar file in the 3.3 ftp tree will
> it be essentially the same version of the released 3.3 kernel with the
> exception of my changes or is the sys.tar actually behind the released
> version of 3.3?  If it is not the same code base how do I go about bringing
> it up to the released version or source?
>
> Thanks,
> Darich