Additional to the following text, a further [[example]] has be posted. # Building [[GNU_Mach|gnumach]] from Source If you want to build the [[GNU_Mach|gnumach]] kernel yourself instead of just using a pre-built binary, follow these instructions. The unpacked source tree is around 20 MiB, and the build tree (with all drivers enabled) is around 50 MiB. ## Getting the Source Code ### Developers's RCS See . $ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.savannah.gnu.org:/sources/hurd co -r gnumach-1-branch gnumach (Most probably you want to get hold of the *GNU Mach 1 branch* and not the trunk, which is also what we've done above.) You then have to create the automatically generatable files: $ ( cd gnumach && autoreconf --install ) ### What Debian is currently using See [here](http://packages.debian.net/source/unstable/gnumach). $ apt-get source gnumach Please see the Debian [[running/debian/FAQ]] before using `apt-get source`. ## Preparing for the Build ### ... on Debian systems Building GNU Mach requires the *build-essential* and *fakeroot* packages, their dependencies and additional packages that are specified by the source gnumach package: # apt-get install build-essential fakeroot # apt-get build-dep gnumach ### ... on non-Debian systems Apart from the case that you only want to install GNU Mach's header files (see below), building GNU Mach requires you to have the Mach Interface Generator installed. See [[building_MIG|mig/gnu_mig/building]] about how to do that, then come back here. Additionally, building GNU Mach requires a C compiler, a standard C library and your favourite flavor of awk (gawk) and GNU make. ## Building and Installing ### ... Debian `.deb` files Change into the directory with the downloaded / unpacked GNU Mach sources, e.g. $ cd gnumach-20050801 Start the build process with $ dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b -rfakeroot [[GNU_Mach|gnumach]] is now building. To use the new kernel, you must install the resulting `.deb` package which is located one directory above the build directory and has a similar name as the build directory, e.g. # dpkg -i ../gnumach_20050801-4_hurd-i386.deb You can now reboot your computer and enjoy the new kernel. ### [TODO] GNU Mach should be built in a separate directory: $ mkdir gnumach-build $ cd gnumach-build Find the path to your GNU Mach sources (`[...]/gnumach-1-branch`) and configure it: $ [...]/gnumach-1-branch/configure [TODO] Build the kernel image: $ make gnumach.gz Optionally run the (tiny) test suite: $ make check You can then install and use `gnumach.gz`. [TODO.] ### Installing only the Header Files GNU Mach should be built in a separate directory: $ mkdir gnumach-build $ cd gnumach-build Find the path to your GNU Mach sources (`[...]/gnumach-1-branch`) and configure it: $ [...]/gnumach-1-branch/configure --prefix= Install the header files into e.g. `~/gnu/include/`: $ make DESTDIR=~/gnu install-data