Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 10:21:29 -0400 From: Vinesh Christopher <vineshc@ami.com> To: 'Tom Parquette' <tparquet@twcny.rr.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: RE: mkdir: build: File exists Message-ID: <4A78850EF802D211BB3900805FFE55550BA87F@atl_es1.megatrends.com>
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This happens if your system time/date is set incorrectly. Most probable reason is your system date is older than the -STABLE date, which confuses the 'make' > -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Parquette [SMTP:tparquet@twcny.rr.com] > Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2000 11:51 PM > To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org > Subject: mkdir: build: File exists > > I'm brand new to using -STABLE. I'm trying to go from 4.1-RELEASE to > 4.1-STABLE. > > I set up a PC with a clean install of 4.1-RELEASE from an ISO image CD > that I burned at work. (I set this maching up as a test bed before I > trashed any of my live machines.) I then installed cvsup and cvsupd > from ports. > > The cvs run against cvsup3.freebsd.org appears to work correctly. > When I try make buildworld I get: > mkdir: build: File exists > *** Error code 1 > > This appears to be for /contrib/perl5/toke.c > > I found part of a thread in freebsd-current that appears to match my > symptoms exactly. The thread was around 2/23/00. The last entry talked > about 'stale dependencies' and suggested deleting /usr/obj/* and > /usr/src/*. Then cvsuping new sources and trying again. I could find > nothing further of the thread so I do not know how the other person made > out. > > Per the Email thread, I erased /usr/src and /usr/obj, reran cvsup, and > tried make buildworld again. > I encountered the same error. > > Can anybody help a -STABLE wannabe fix this? > Cheers... > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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