Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 09:29:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Veggy Vinny <richardc@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.de> Cc: FreeBSD current users <FreeBSD-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: make world Message-ID: <Pine.PTX.3.91.960528092820.29367R-100000@soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU> In-Reply-To: <199605280952.LAA23207@allegro.lemis.de>
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On Tue, 28 May 1996, Greg Lehey wrote: > Veggy Vinny writes: > > > > On Mon, 27 May 1996, Greg Lehey wrote: > > > >> Veggy Vinny writes: > >>> > >>> Hi everyone, > >>> > >>> If make world fails, can i just do a make all install to continue > >>> where it left off or is there more make world does? > >> > >> That depends where it fails. make world does basically 4 things: > >> > >> - it removes all your old objects > >> - it builds new directories where necessary > >> - it makes all the new software > >> - it installs it. > >> > >> Clearly if it gets to the point where it's making the software, you > >> don't want to repeat the whole thing. But 'make install' doesn't > >> check whether the software has been made, so unless you get to the > >> install stage, you won't get everything installed. > >> > >> I always perform a 'make -k world' so that a problem making, say, > >> games/fish won't cause the whole thing to fail. Of course, this means > >> that I have to carefully check the make log file after the make. > > > > Hmmm, the problem with this machine is it's running 2.1R and > > using a Adaptec 2940 controller so it will always abort somewhere in the > > make all install part of the make world. > > Could be. I don't use this combination. But are you sure that's the > reason? How does it abort? Yep, it's a random signal 11 or parse error somewhere... > > so I just make all install from /usr/src but isn't that supported to > > work and just continue the process? > > Typical 'install' targets start all over again. So does this one. > You can argue whether that makes sense, but it's unlikely to change. Well, make all install is supposed to start from where it left off... it will install after it finished the complete builds.. Cheers, -Vince- richardc@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU - vince@COSC.GOV - vince@cygnus.sy.yale.edu GUS Mailing Lists Admin - http://www.COSC.GOV/~vince UC Berkeley AstroPhysics (B.S.) - Electrical Engineering (Honorary B.S.) Chabot Observatory & Science Center - Oakland, California USA Computing Networking Operations - Advisory Council Member Running FreeBSD - Real UN*X for Free! Linda Wong/Vivian Chow/Hacken Lee/Danny Chan/Priscilla Chan Fan Club Mailing Lists Admin 1996 Estoril Blue BMW ///M3 - BMW CCA Member Golden Gate Chapter
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