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Date:      Wed, 13 Sep 2000 12:58:52 -0300 (ADT)
From:      The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
To:        Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com>
Cc:        Stephen Krauth <stephenk@stephenk.com>, vedette@iconnect.co.ke, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: 4.1: Can't compile kernel, even as GENERIC!
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0009131258290.1305-100000@thelab.hub.org>
In-Reply-To: <39BF0303.43E85494@urx.com>

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On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Kent Stewart wrote:

> 
> 
> The Hermit Hacker wrote:
> > 
> > On Tue, 12 Sep 2000, Kent Stewart wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > >
> > > Stephen Krauth wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hey, I just happened to notice your reply in the freebsd-questions
> > > > archive, since you didn't cc me.  I don't subscribe to the list.
> > > >
> > > > Anyway...
> > > >
> > > > > Why are you recompiling the kernel? Is it after a cvsup? I assume you were
> > > > > going -STABLE. If that is so then /usr/src/UPDATING says that you have to
> > > > > cd /usr/src
> > > > > make buildworld
> > > >
> > > > I was recompiling with a customed copy of the GENERIC file (named
> > > > something else), but when it failed I tried the original GENERIC for
> > > > comparison.  It fails also, thus my message.
> > > >
> > > > And no, I haven't cvsup'ed at all - this is after an install of 4.1 from
> > > > the cd, or over ftp (can't remember which at the moment).  Since then I've
> > > > only installed packages and ports...
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, I'm trying make buildworld at the moment just to see.  It
> > > > shouldn't be necessary on a virgin system, but what else can I try?
> > >
> > > If you haven't done a cvsup, you probably should be doing a config and
> > > make depend. The build[install]kernel depends on code in /usr/obj that
> > > the buildworld creates.
> > 
> > I've been building both -CURRENT and -STABLE since as far back as I can
> > remember, and this is the first time that a problem has persisted this
> > long ... right now, on my one machine that is current to Aug 15th
> > (4.1-STABLE), I've done a full 'make buildworld', a complete 'make
> > buildkernel', and am trying to do a 'make installkernel', but its failing
> > to be able to install mk:
> 
> I don't have any idea what is happening to you. It is almost like you
> have some source out of date and your system isn't being updated
> because make thinks your old stuff is more recent. 
> 
> I just cvsup'ed two systems (RELENG_4 % src-all) this afternoon and
> the buildworld, build[install]kernel KERNEL=OPAL&JADE, and
> installworld worked just fine. Warner has a [1] indicating you may not

ya, it was the order here that I was screwing up :(  first time since I
started using build[install]kernel that I've been hit by it :(




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