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Date:      Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:22:35 -0700 (PDT)
From:      "/dev/null" <null@dnswatch.com>
To:        "Lowell Gilbert" <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: can't build kernel [with CONFIG this time]
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Thanks! I'll take your advise.

-Chris
> "/dev/null" <null@dnswatch.com> writes:
>
>> Doesn't "make buildworld" run an rm -r(f) to cleanse any previous
>> attempts to build world?
>
> No, it doesn't.  It cleans a lot of objects to avoid the limitations
> of not knowing whether you need to rebuild based on a new compiler
> (rather than a new source file), but it doesn't do anything that
> widespread.
>
>> or did you mean the message I got suggesting a "rm -fr /usr/obj?
>
> I think that was /usr/obj/*, but yes.
> That message came from the guy who manages the FreeBSD ports system,
> and unlike me, he virtually never makes guesses on the mailing lists...
>
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