Create a subdirectory under the /afs/.cellname/afs directory for each system type for which you will build AFS binaries. Creating and mounting a volume for each system type is recommended, but you can also simply use the mkdir command. If you create a new volume, grant it an unlimited quota to avoid running out of space during the build process.

   # cd /afs/.cellname/afs    

If creating a new volume:

   # vos create <machine name> <partition name> sysname -maxquota 0
   # fs mkmount sysname sysname    

If not creating a new volume:

   # mkdir sysname

In the directory for each system type, create subdirectories called dest, dest/bin, and obj. If you plan to use the @sys variable in pathnames that refer to these directories, then you must use the conventional system names listed in the OpenAFS Release Notes.

   # cd sysname
   # mkdir dest 
   # mkdir dest/bin 
   # mkdir obj

Create the indicated directories and symbolic links in the /afs/.cellname/afs directory.

   # cd /afs/.cellname/afs
   # ln -s  @sys/dest  dest
   # ln -s  @sys/obj  obj
   # ln -s  .  PARENT
   # ln -s  src/Makefile  Makefile   

The following is an example directory listing for the /afs/.cellname/afs directory after completing the preceding steps. It includes two example system types.

   lrwxr-xr-x admin   12 Jun 18 11:26 Makefile->src/Makefile
   lrwxr-xr-x admin    1 Jun 18 11:26 PARENT -> .
   lrwxr-xr-x admin    9 Jun 18 11:25 dest -> @sys/dest
   lrwxr-xr-x admin    8 Jun 18 11:25 obj -> @sys/obj
   drwxrwxrwx admin 4096 Jun 18 11:24 rcs
   drwxrwxrwx admin 2048 Jun 18 11:27 rs_aix42
   drwxrwxrwx admin 2048 Jun 18 11:10 src
   drwxrwxrwx admin 2048 Jun 18 11:27 sun4x_56

(Optional) By default, the build procedure writes its results into a destination directory for each system type called /afs/.cellname/afs/sysname/dest. To write the results to a different destination directory, create a link from the dest directory to it.

   # cd /afs/.cellname/afs/sysname
   # ln -s full_path_of_alternate_directory dest

For each system type you plan to build, run the following commands on a machine of that system type:

   # cd  /afs/cellname/sysname
   # ../src/configure
   # make
   # make dest

Working in the /afs/.cellname/afs directory on a machine of the system type for which you are building AFS, issue the make install command.