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Old 3rd May 2008
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Hi,
I am a long time linux user and i figure out i should give netbsd a
try. I downloaded NetBSD 4.0 installed it on my system. I read
http://www.netbsd.org/docs/current/
but it's not so well structured for my taste I just can't figure out a
few things.

I want to test the latest kernel (current) so i get it through anoncvs
(equivalent as taking the linux source with git i'm not lost here
:P). Now do I have to get anything else on a fresh installed NetBSD4.0
to compile and use the current kernel just for testing?
There are a lot of informations on that site i just can't figure out
which one to follow.

I don't want my whole system current just want to get the current
kernel compile it and put it along with the one i have so i can chose
to run it.

So please help a confused young netbsd user.
Thanks
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Old 3rd May 2008
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I don't want my whole system current just want to get the current
kernel compile it and put it along with the one i have so i can chose
to run it.
My suggestion would be:
  • Install 4.0 according to information found in Section II of The NetBSD Guide:

    http://netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/
  • Download the source to -current, & build & install the new kernel.
Unlike Linux which is a kernel with a userland slapped on top, each of the *BSD's are more tightly integrated -- meaning that the kernel & userland may not have as much latitude in being out of sync. I haven't tried what you are attempting, but you are free to experiment. It might work, but I can't promise that you will be successful.

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Hi itti,

Might I suggest, if you are just looking to experiment with NetBSD itself, and not involve yourself in cutting-edge development, that you stick with the -release and -stable branches. The -current branch is more for developers and beta/alpha-testers. If you are looking to get a taste of NetBSD, you would be better served to avoid the -current branch.

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Old 4th May 2008
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Well correct me if i'm wrong because i tried it 6 times and it always
fails and it takes a hell lot of time.

One clean install of NetBSD 4.0
#cd /usr
#mkdir src objdir tooldir
#chown someuser src/ objdir/ tooldir/

as someuser:

$export CVSROOT=anoncvs@anoncvs.se,NetBSD.org:/cvsroot
$export CVS_RSH=ssh
$cvs checkout -PA src

also today to make sure i'm up to date:
----------------------------
$cd /usr/src
$cvs -q -d $CVSROOT update -dP
#chown -R someuser:wsrc /usr/src
#chmod -R u=rwx,g=rwx /usr/src
------------------------------

$cd /usr/src
$./build.sh -O ../objdir -T ../tooldir -U -u tools
$./build.sh -O ../objdir -T ../tooldir -U -u distribution (also
tried release)

well this is where it fails miserably with release or distribution
So please HELP because this trial && error process is taking a
painfull amount of time.

Thanks.
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Old 6th May 2008
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I feel the best advice you can receive at this point is to indicate that there is a mailing list specific to discussions about -current called current-users@. You can find information on subscribing at the following:

http://netbsd.org/mailinglists/#current-users

I suspect a number of people are apprehensive on discussing this matter further publicly due to the fact that you intentionally want to maintain a very distinct difference between the kernel's version & userland. As mentioned before, this may be acceptable in the Linux world, but in the *BSD world the two are much more tightly integrated. Most people are very carefully about making sure that the two are synchronized.
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Old 8th May 2008
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For those interested, the OP did post this question over on netbsd-users@, & the thread can be found at the following:

http://marc.info/?t=120977126300001&r=1&w=2

The moral of the story is that 4.0 & -current have diverged too much for this to work. I suspected this, but didn't know definitively...
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Old 10th May 2008
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To track the current kernel you will also need a current userland (it wont work correctly with 4.0 userland) so install a current snapshot install cd (you can find it on ftp or just build it yourself).
To track the development you will only need cvs and build.sh.
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I used to play with --current some years ago, because of a feature that i wanted and even the machine itself worked nicely , sometimes compiling the the --current failed badly.
U should use --current "if u have to" or if u want to play or test the hard way, otherwise use some stable source.
Reg /T
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Hi there.

When I wanted to start tracking -current, I investigated Xen. You may want to set up a virtual machine just for that. That way, in case of a blow up, your main installation is probably safe.
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