Re: [OPENBSD] Installing fresh from a current source tree

[Mats O Jansson <maja@cntw.com>]

On Sat, 7 Mar 1998, Jamie Norwood wrote:

> I looked through the web site and couldn't seem to find anything that
> addresses this. 
> 
> What I want to know is how one would go about using the CVS sources to
> install a completely new system from scratch... Do you need to install the
> binary release first, or is there a way to compile it all from scratch? Is
> there an FAQ out there about this I missed? 

Since you don't give us much information I will answer in a "generic" way.

I should recommend you to install a binary release (2.2 or a snapshot).
It is possible to cross compile but I can't see a reason to do so.

> Thanks for your help!
> 
> Jamie

-moj

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