7.1. Synopsis

Updated and restructured by Jim Mock <jim@FreeBSD.org>, March 2000. Originally contributed by Jake Hamby <jehamby@lightside.com>, 6 October 1995.

The following chapter of the handbook covers everything you will need to know in order to build a custom kernel. If you are wondering what the benefits of a custom kernel are, or would like to know how to configure, compile, and install a custom kernel, this chapter is for you.