README revision 50479
1This is the top level of the FreeBSD source directory. This file 2was last revised on: 3$FreeBSD: head/README 50479 1999-08-28 01:35:59Z peter $ 4 5For copyright information, please see the file COPYRIGHT in this 6directory (additional copyright information also exists for some 7sources in this tree - please see the specific source directories for 8more information). 9 10The Makefile in this directory supports a number of targets for 11building components (or all) of the FreeBSD source tree, the most 12commonly used one being ``world'', which rebuilds and installs 13everything in the FreeBSD system from the source tree except the 14kernel and the contents of /etc. Please see the top of the Makefile 15in this directory for more information on the standard build targets 16and compile-time flags. 17 18Building a kernel with config(8) is a somewhat more involved process, 19documentation for which can be found at: 20 http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/kernelconfig.html 21And in the config(8) man page. 22 23The sample kernel configuration files reside in the sys/i386/conf 24sub-directory (assuming that you've installed the kernel sources), the 25file named GENERIC being the one used to build your initial installation 26kernel. The file LINT contains entries for all possible devices, not 27just those commonly used, and is meant more as a general reference 28than an actual kernel configuration file (a kernel built from it 29wouldn't even run). 30 31 32Source Roadmap: 33--------------- 34bin System/User commands. 35 36contrib Packages contributed by 3rd parties. 37 38crypto Export controlled stuff (see crypto/README). 39 40etc Template files for /etc 41 42games Amusements. 43 44gnu Various commands and libraries under the GNU Public License. 45 Please see gnu/COPYING* for more information. 46 47include System include files. 48 49kerberosIV Kerberos package. 50 51lib System libraries. 52 53libexec System daemons. 54 55release Release building Makefile & associated tools. 56 57sbin System commands. 58 59secure DES and DES-related utilities - NOT FOR EXPORT! 60 61share Shared resources. 62 63sys Kernel sources. 64 65tools Utilities for regression testing and miscellaneous tasks. 66 67usr.bin User commands. 68 69usr.sbin System administration commands. 70 71 72For information on synchronizing your source tree with one or more of 73the FreeBSD Project's development branches, please see: 74 75 http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/synching.html 76