Rebuilding Your System from Sources

You’re ready to go. The rebuilding process consists of a good number of steps, so take your time with it, especially if this is your first time through.

The make world process itself consists of four main compilation steps, listed in Table 19.4. If you’re feeling exceptionally confident, you can reduce the process to two steps, but for this first time, take each of the make world steps individually.

Table 19.4. Steps Involved in a Complete make world Process
Four-step CommandTwo-step CommandMeaning
make buildworldmake world installworldBuilds and installs make everything but the kernel
make buildkernelmake kernel installkernelBuilds and installs make the kernel

The make world and make kernel commands should be ...

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