[haiku-development] Re: Building My Own Alpha R1 - How is it done?

  • From: pete.goodeve@xxxxxxxxxxxx
  • To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:51:31 -0700

On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 07:30:16AM +0200, Michael Weirauch wrote:
> 2009/10/16  <pete.goodeve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> >  [...]                                       Then I go to the subdirectory
> > in 'generated' (sorry -- the exact path is on my other machine and I don't
> > trust my memory (:-)) and copy kernel_x86 over to /boot/system and
> > reboot.
> 
> You could also define a install build profile (see UserBuildConfig;
> ./jam/build/UserBuilcConfig.sample)
> and you can ommit the copy operation:
> jam -q @yourinstallprofile update <targets>
> 
> I use it all the time. If you have additional targets (new componentes
> you develop
> in the tree), place them in the UserBuildConfig (see example file) as well and
> use their target names with the install-update step from above.

I'm afraid I still have comprehension difficulties with jam.  I've
modified UserBuildConfig to get debug symbols for instance, but it's pure
"monkey see, monkey do".  Things have often ended in complete failure (even
trying to follow the examples).

In any case, in this situation I feel safer doing the copy myself, thanks! (:-/)

Cheers,

                -- Pete --


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