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diff --git a/Mach/BuildingGNUMach.mdwn b/Mach/BuildingGNUMach.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..116b50be --- /dev/null +++ b/Mach/BuildingGNUMach.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +-- [[Main/ThomasSchlesinger]] - 30 Jan 2006 + +# <a name="Building_GNUMach_from_source_fro"> </a> Building GNUMach from source from the Debian repository + +If you've already installed Debian/Hurd an you want to compile the GNUMach kernel from source (from the Debian repository) instead of installing the binary, follow this instructions. + +You can also build GNUMach from Debian GNU/Linux, extract the kernel from the resulting deb-file and then copy the compressed gnumach-kernel onto your GNU/Hurd partition to /boot/gnumach.gz. + +First, make sure, this line is included in your /etc/apt/sources.list: + + deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable main + +Install additional needed packages + + #apt-get update + #apt-get build-dep gnumach + +Load the sources from the Debian repository (the source usually differs to the source in the official FSF repository) + + #apt-get source gnumach + +Building GNUmach + +Change into the directory with the downloaded gnumach source, e. g. + + $cd ~/gnumach-20050801 + +Start the build process with + + $dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc -b -rfakeroot + +GNUMach is built then. To use the new kernel, you must install the resulting deb-package, with can be found one directory above the build directory and has a similar name like the built package (gnumach\_\*hurd-i386.deb), e.g.: + + dpkg -i ../gnumach_20050801-4_hurd-i386.deb + +No you can reboot your computer and enjoy the new kernel. |