Rebuilding Your System from Sources
We're now ready to go. This is a process consisting of a good number of steps, so we'll take our time with it.
The make world process itself consists of four main compilation steps, listed in Table 18.3. They can be reduced to two steps if you're feeling exceptionally confident. For this first time through the make world procedure, we'll take each step individually.
| Four-Step Command | Two-Step Command | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| make buildworld | make world | Builds and installs everything but the kernel |
| make installworld | make buildkernel | Builds and installs the kernel |
| make kernel | make installkernel |
The make world and make kernel commands should be used only by seasoned veterans ...
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