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diff --git a/Mach/BuildingGNUMach.mdwn b/Mach/BuildingGNUMach.mdwn index e67acf8b..fb092a0c 100644 --- a/Mach/BuildingGNUMach.mdwn +++ b/Mach/BuildingGNUMach.mdwn @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ # <a name="Building_GNUMach_GNU_Mach_from_S"> </a> Building [[GNUMach]] from Source +If you want to build the [[GNUMach]] kernel yourself instead of just using a pre-built binary, follow these instructions. + ## <a name="Getting_the_Source_Code"> Getting the Source Code </a> You can chose between getting the [sources from the developers's RCS](http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/gnumach-download.html#cvs): @@ -16,22 +18,24 @@ Please see [[Distrib/DebianFAQ]] before using _apt-get source_. The unpacked source tree is around [TODO]MiB, and the build tree (with all drivers enabled) is around [TODO]MiB. -## <a name="Building_GNUMach_GNU_Mach_"> </a> Building [[GNUMach]] - -### <a name="_on_Debian"> ... on Debian </a> +## <a name="Preparing_for_the_Build"> Preparing for the Build </a> -If you have already installed Debian GNU/Hurd and you want to compile the [[GNUMach]] kernel from the Debian package's source instead of installing the binary, follow these instructions. +### <a name="_on_Debian_systems"> ... on Debian systems </a> -You can also build [[GNUMach]] from Debian GNU/Linux in the same way, extract the kernel from the resulting _.deb_ file and then copy the compressed gnumach kernel onto your GNU/Hurd partition to _/boot/gnumach.gz_. - -Install additional needed packages: +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 -Building [[GNUMach]]: +### <a name="_on_non_Debian_systems"> ... on non-Debian systems </a> + +[TODO] -Change into the directory with the downloaded gnumach source, e.g. +## <a name="Building"> Building </a> + +### <a name="_deb_files"> ... _.deb_ files </a> + +Change into the directory with the downloaded / unpacked gnumach sources, e.g. $ cd gnumach-20050801 @@ -39,6 +43,10 @@ Start the build process with $ dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b -rfakeroot +### <a name="_TODO_"> [TODO] </a> + +[TODO] + [[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 |