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[src/trunk]: src/doc Direct reader to use build.sh for building NetBSD in fav...
details: https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/761d35ef52e0
branches: trunk
changeset: 356945:761d35ef52e0
user: sevan <sevan%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date: Sat Oct 21 22:03:01 2017 +0000
description:
Direct reader to use build.sh for building NetBSD in favour of using make directly.
Give an example of why build.sh is better to use.
diffstat:
doc/BUILDING.mdoc | 12 ++++++++----
1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diffs (34 lines):
diff -r a9fe9043a4e9 -r 761d35ef52e0 doc/BUILDING.mdoc
--- a/doc/BUILDING.mdoc Sat Oct 21 21:18:33 2017 +0000
+++ b/doc/BUILDING.mdoc Sat Oct 21 22:03:01 2017 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: BUILDING.mdoc,v 1.121 2017/10/21 21:16:07 sevan Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: BUILDING.mdoc,v 1.122 2017/10/21 22:03:01 sevan Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2001-2011 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -87,9 +87,11 @@
version of
.Nx
.Xr make 1 .
-(For building from out-of-date systems or on a non-native host, see the
+Intended for expert use with knowlege of its shortcomings, it has been superseded
+by the
.Nm build.sh
-shell script.)
+shell script as the recommended means for building
+.Nx .
.It Pa UPDATING
Special notes for updating from an earlier revision of
.Nx .
@@ -102,7 +104,9 @@
system from scratch.
Can be used for both native and cross builds, and should be used instead of
.Xr make 1
-for any source tree that is updated and recompiled regularly.
+as it performs additional checks to prevent common issues going undetected, such
+as building with an outdated version of
+.Xr make 1 .
.It Pa crypto/dist/ , dist/ , gnu/dist/
Sources imported verbatim from third parties, without mangling the
existing build structure.
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