Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 11:59:30 -0600 From: jacks@sage-american.com To: "B.K. DeLong" <bkdelong@pobox.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Using MergeMaster/ Release-to-Stable Process? Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20020213115930.0196bec8@mail.sage-american.com> In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020213124225.01bd2ec0@pop.earthlink.net>
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Oh, on the reboot... you should be dropping to single user before installworld.... At 12:49 PM 2.13.2002 -0500, B.K. DeLong wrote: >Hey all - > >I'm currently biding my time while a "make buildworld" completes after >doing a cvsup of 4.5. Previous to this install, I had 4.4 and when I >completed all the various make commands, I ran mergemaster. > >I haven't the slightest clue of how mergemaster works and whether I should >be merging sources, deleting them or inserting them. Last time I just >"saved it for later" and did nothing. > >Does anyone have a good guide or tips to using mergemaster? Should I just >merge the new stuff? Insert it? > >Also, here's the process I'm using. Is this right? > >1. cvsup /etc/stable-supfile >2. make buildworld >3. make installworld >4. make buildkernel KERNCONF=FIREWALL >5. make installkernel KERNCONF=FIREWALL >6. mergemaster (what to do when I run it??) >7. make clean > >* Do I need KERNCONF for 2 or 3? >*Does "make clean" get rid of unneeded files from this process? Or should I >delete something? Last time I did the cvsup and all the makes plus >mergemaster I ended up filling /usr with 1GB of stuff > >*Is there any place in the above procedure I should be rebooting? > >Thanks in advance for any help and advice. > > > >-- >B.K. DeLong >bkdelong@pobox.com >617.877.3271 > >http://www.brain-stream.com Play. >http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org Potter. >http://www.attrition.org Security. >http://www.artemisiabotanicals.com Herb. > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Server Admin =================================================== Sage-American http://www.sage-american.com jacks@sage-american.com "My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; ....situation excellent! ....I shall attack!" =================================================== To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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