1This is the top level of the FreeBSD source directory. This file 2was last revised on: 3$FreeBSD: src/README,v 1.15.2.4 2002/04/26 16:01:35 bmah Exp $ 4$DragonFly: src/README,v 1.4 2003/08/14 18:27:49 asmodai Exp $ 5 6For copyright information, please see the file COPYRIGHT in this 7directory (additional copyright information also exists for some 8sources in this tree - please see the specific source directories for 9more information). 10 11The Makefile in this directory supports a number of targets for 12building components (or all) of the FreeBSD source tree, the most 13commonly used one being ``world'', which rebuilds and installs 14everything in the FreeBSD system from the source tree except the 15kernel, the kernel-modules and the contents of /etc. The 16``buildkernel'' and ``installkernel'' targets build and install 17the kernel and the modules (see below). Please see the top of 18the Makefile in this directory for more information on the 19standard build targets and compile-time flags. 20 21Building a kernel is a somewhat more involved process, documentation 22for which can be found at: 23 http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/kernelconfig.html 24And in the config(8) man page. 25Note: If you want to build and install the kernel with the 26``buildkernel'' and ``installkernel'' targets, you might need to build 27world before. More information is available in the handbook. 28 29The sample kernel configuration files reside in the sys/<arch>/conf 30sub-directory (assuming that you've installed the kernel sources), the 31file named GENERIC being the one used to build your initial installation 32kernel. The file LINT contains entries for all possible devices, not 33just those commonly used, and is meant more as a general reference 34than an actual kernel configuration file (a kernel built from it 35wouldn't even run). 36 37 38Source Roadmap: 39--------------- 40bin System/user commands. 41 42contrib Packages contributed by 3rd parties. 43 44crypto Cryptography stuff (see crypto/README). 45 46etc Template files for /etc. 47 48games Amusements. 49 50gnu Various commands and libraries under the GNU Public License. 51 Please see gnu/COPYING* for more information. 52 53include System include files. 54 55kerberos5 Kerberos5 (Heimdal) package. 56 57lib System libraries. 58 59libexec System daemons. 60 61release Release building Makefile & associated tools. 62 63sbin System commands. 64 65secure Cryptographic libraries and commands. 66 67share Shared resources. 68 69sys Kernel sources. 70 71tools Utilities for regression testing and miscellaneous tasks. 72 73usr.bin User commands. 74 75usr.sbin System administration commands. 76