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>Index: book.sgml
>===================================================================
>RCS file: /st/src/FreeBSD/doc/en_US.ISO_8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v
>retrieving revision 1.137
>diff -u -r1.137 book.sgml
>--- book.sgml	2001/01/11 00:16:46	1.137
>+++ book.sgml	2001/01/14 03:26:06
>@@ -4833,6 +4833,56 @@
> 
>         </answer>
>       </qandaentry>
>+
>+      <qandaentry>
>+        <question id="generic-kernel-build-failure">
>+          <para>Every kernel I try to build fails to compile; even
>+            GENERIC.</para>
>+        </question>
>+	
>+        <answer>
>+          <para>There are a number of possible causes for this problem.
>+            They are, in no particular order:</para>
>+
>+          <itemizedlist>
>+            <listitem>
>+              <para>You are not using the new <command>make
>+                buildkernel</command> and <command>make
>+                installkernel</command> targets, and your source tree is
>+                different from the one used to build the currently running
>+                system (e.g., you're compiling 4.2-RELEASE on a 4.0-RELEASE
>+                system).  If you're attempting an upgrade, please read the
>+                <filename>/usr/src/UPDATING</filename> file, paying
>+                particular attention to the <quote>COMMON ITEMS</quote>
>+                section at the end.</para>
>+            </listitem>
>+
>+            <listitem>
>+              <para>You are using the new <command>make
>+                buildkernel</command> and <command>make
>+                installkernel</command> targets, but you failed to assert
>+                the completion of the <command>make buildworld</command>
>+                target.  The <command>make buildkernel</command> target
>+                relies on files generated by the <command>make
>+                buildworld</command> target to complete its job
>+                correctly.</para>
>+            </listitem>
>+
>+            <listitem>
>+              <para>Even if you are trying to build <link
>+                linkend="stable">FreeBSD-STABLE</link>, it is possible that
>+                you fetched the source tree at a time when it was either
>+                being modified, or broken for other reasons; only releases
>+                are absolutly guaranteed to be buildable, although <link
>+                linkend="stable">FreeBSD-STABLE</link> builds fine the
>+                majority of the time.  If you have not already done so, try
>+                re-fetching the source tree and see if the problem goes
>+                away.  Try using a different server in case the one you're
>+                using is having problems.</para>
>+            </listitem>
>+          </itemizedlist>
>+        </answer>
>+      </qandaentry>
>     </qandaset>
>   </chapter>

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