Tracking anything but current for 3.3.0

[Murray Smith]

Hi All,

 If anyone out here is looking to compile minix from the sources at git://minix3.org/minix 

 You can follow this simple guide.

 

Firstly start off with a fresh install. 

(You can start off on a not so fresh install but I am jumping back in after some time away from minix)

I used Vbox with the following settings.

 Ram 512Mb, (you could have smaller but with 128Mb git ran out of memory)

 HDD 16Gb, (I am using about 27% of this at the moment)

 Using 2 processors.

 All the other settings are at their defaults.

For installation I used the minix_R3.3.0-588a35b ISO

Assuming that you have followed the instructions for a minix install, setting up to track the 3.3.0 branch is easy.

Login as root.

update the package list

#pkgin up

get a set of packages  (hence the 16Gb drive, this will setup the build packages)

#pkgin_sets

clone the sources into /usr/src

#cd /usr

#git clone git://git.minix3.org/minix src

#cd src

Optionally you can view the minix branches with

#git branch -a

Checkout the R3.3.0 branch, this is the branch for this ISO

#git checkout R3.3.0

from here you can do a build of the system with 

#make build

#make install 

or modify /usr/src/minix/include/minix.config

change the Os name and OS release to help identify if the kernel loaded at reboot

reboot the minix with

#reboot

wait or press enter at the minix selection screen

and check kernel version with

#uname -a

This should also work if you are starting off with the R3.1.0 ISO (Book Version)

 

Hopefully this short guide will help out someone.

Murray