Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 10:05:33 -0700 From: Joshua Oreman <oremanj@webserver.get-linux.org> To: cp <cp@olympus.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Recovery from 5.1 make installworld mistake Message-ID: <20030618170533.GG34991@webserver.get-linux.org> In-Reply-To: <000701c3359c$2b2ac760$c0270343@compaq7058> References: <000701c3359c$2b2ac760$c0270343@compaq7058>
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On Wed, Jun 18, 2003 at 06:18:53AM -0700 or thereabouts, cp seemed to write: > I cvsup'd src=all, make buildworld, make installworld > and messed up my chance to build a RELENG_5_1 > kernel. You all said to fall back to 5.0 and start over. > > I went and got the machine from where it lives on the > net, brought it back to my kitchen (where I have only > modem access and began to do the fall back. > I'm at that point where I've passed the make installworld > with 5.0 sources and everything seems back in order. > Prior to downgrading all the sources to 5.0, I created > a tar archive of /usr/src as it was after cvsup'ing 5.1. > > Now as to getting back to 5.1. The Question needing > opinions is: > > Do I dare untar my 5.1 sources, overlaying > /usr/src, and start my buildworld-buildkernel- > installkernel-boot-installworld process or... > do I have to redo the cvsup? I'd say it's safe. The build process does not modify ANYTHING in /usr/src, so a cvsup would be pointless. Remove /usr/obj if it exists, though. -- Josh > > An alternate phrasing for the question is, will I be missing > anything meaningful by using my /usr/src/ archive of 5.1 > sources? ports are virtually irrelevant on this system if that > is a factor and I've explicitly saved every meaningful > tailored configuration (e.g. rc.firewall, rc.conf, hosts, etc). > For me redoing the cvsup means taking the box > back to where I have no direct console access making > that first problematic 5.1 reboot difficult. > > Thanks in advance, > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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