idmkunix(1M)                                                   idmkunix(1M)

NAME
     idmkunix - build new system kernel

SYNOPSIS
     /etc/conf/bin/idmkunix

DESCRIPTION
     The idmkunix command creates a bootable Reliant UNIX operating system
     kernel in the directory /etc/conf/cf.d. The component kernel "core"
     files and device driver object files contained in subdirectories of
     /etc/conf/pack.d are used as input along with device and parameter
     definition files produced by idconfig. In brief, the required input
     files are as follows:

     /etc/conf/cf.d/conf.c          - Kernel data structures and function
                                      definitions

     /etc/conf/cf.d/config.h        - Kernel parameter and device defini-
                                      tions

     /etc/conf/cf.d/direct          - Listing of all driver components
                                      included in the build

     /etc/conf/cf.d/fsconf.c        - File system type configuration data

     /etc/conf/pack.d/*/*Driver.o   - Component kernel object files

     /etc/conf/pack.d/*/*.a         - Component kernel support libraries

     /etc/conf/pack.d/*/space.c     - Component kernel space allocation
                                      files

     /etc/conf/pack.d/*/stubs.c     - Component kernel stubs files

OPTIONS
     -o directory   The file unix be created in the directory specified
                    rather than /etc/conf/cf.d.

     -i directory   Input files that normally reside in /etc/conf/cf.d can
                    be found in the directory specified.

     -r directory   The directory specified will be used as the ID "root"
                    directory rather than /etc/conf.

     -M             Creates a multiprocessor kernel. The default is a sin-
                    gle processor kernel.

     -#             Print debugging information.







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idmkunix(1M)                                                   idmkunix(1M)

DIAGNOSTICS
     An exit value of zero indicates success. If an error was encountered,
     idmkunix will exit with a non-zero value and report an error message.
     All error messages are designed to be self-explanatory.

SEE ALSO
     idbuild(1M), idconfig(1M), idinstall(1M), mdevice(4), mtune(4),
     sdevice(4), stune(4).














































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