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Re: "make release" question for a non developer

From: Marc Balmer (mbalmeropenbsd.org)
Date: Sat Mar 17 2007 - 03:27:30 CDT


jared r r spiegel wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 16, 2007 at 11:51:15AM +0100, Alexander Hall wrote:
>> Miod Vallat wrote:
>>
>>>> 2) Do I have to modify another file?
>>> No.
>> Very much noted. I have been wondering about this too.
>
> it's the 'i want to create my own style ramdisk kernels
> with their own unique "in-the-ramdrive-userland" consisting
> of a different variety of crunch'ed binaries' scenario
> that, iirc, results in modifying other files

sure you can do that, but it requires that you understand how the
ramdisk kernels are build. take the release(8) manpage as a starting
point, then begin reading the relevant Makefiles.

it will be a quite long journey, I'd say, but once you understand the
process, it is feasible to roll you own stuff.