1 This is the top level of the FreeBSD source directory. This file
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 $
6 For copyright information, please see the file COPYRIGHT in this
7 directory (additional copyright information also exists for some
8 sources in this tree - please see the specific source directories for
11 The Makefile in this directory supports a number of targets for
12 building components (or all) of the FreeBSD source tree, the most
13 commonly used one being ``world'', which rebuilds and installs
14 everything in the FreeBSD system from the source tree except the
15 kernel, the kernel-modules and the contents of /etc. The
16 ``buildkernel'' and ``installkernel'' targets build and install
17 the kernel and the modules (see below). Please see the top of
18 the Makefile in this directory for more information on the
19 standard build targets and compile-time flags.
21 Building a kernel is a somewhat more involved process, documentation
22 for which can be found at:
23 http://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/kernelconfig.html
24 And in the config(8) man page.
25 Note: If you want to build and install the kernel with the
26 ``buildkernel'' and ``installkernel'' targets, you might need to build
27 world before. More information is available in the handbook.
29 The sample kernel configuration files reside in the sys/<arch>/conf
30 sub-directory (assuming that you've installed the kernel sources), the
31 file named GENERIC being the one used to build your initial installation
32 kernel. The file LINT contains entries for all possible devices, not
33 just those commonly used, and is meant more as a general reference
34 than an actual kernel configuration file (a kernel built from it
40 bin System/user commands.
42 contrib Packages contributed by 3rd parties.
44 crypto Cryptography stuff (see crypto/README).
46 etc Template files for /etc.
50 gnu Various commands and libraries under the GNU Public License.
51 Please see gnu/COPYING* for more information.
53 include System include files.
55 kerberos5 Kerberos5 (Heimdal) package.
59 libexec System daemons.
61 release Release building Makefile & associated tools.
65 secure Cryptographic libraries and commands.
67 share Shared resources.
71 tools Utilities for regression testing and miscellaneous tasks.
73 usr.bin User commands.
75 usr.sbin System administration commands.