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Date:      Mon, 26 Jan 1998 14:38:22 -0800 (PST)
From:      Simon Shapiro <shimon@simon-shapiro.org>
To:        "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD-current@FreeBSD.ORG, eculp <eculp@ver1.telmex.net.mx>
Subject:   Re: make release from 25/jan/98.
Message-ID:  <XFMail.980126143822.shimon@simon-shapiro.org>
In-Reply-To: <20303.885843175@time.cdrom.com>

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On 26-Jan-98 Jordan K. Hubbard wrote:
> I've said this before and I'll say it again:
> 
> 1. The make release target is for experts only.
> 
> 2. If you feel yourself to be an expert then you MUST then at least
>    take care to read and *thoroughly understand*
>    /usr/src/release/Makefile.
> 
> In this case, as the file plainly shows, the doc distribution was
> reenabled again and the user here isn't cvsup'ing the docs, hence the
> error.  I don't have time to improve *and* document the release
> building tools right now, folks, so if you're going to use this stuff
> then you have to watch the commit messages and read that file
> carefully from time to time so that you can keep up.
> 
>                                       Jordan

Does it build for you?  If not, then we should not waste our time trying to
duplicate the breakage.  Your reply implies it does (?)

Thanx!

Simon




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