From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 28 16:54:52 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4909A16A420 for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:54:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from igloo.linux.gr (igloo.linux.gr [62.1.205.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E1ED43D45 for ; Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:54:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from flame.pc (aris.bedc.ondsl.gr [62.103.39.226]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.13.5/8.13.5/Debian-3) with ESMTP id k1SGsZBt018767 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:54:39 +0200 Received: from flame.pc (flame [127.0.0.1]) by flame.pc (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k1SGs2xe020441; Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:54:02 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from keramida@localhost) by flame.pc (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k1SGs1dk020440; Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:54:01 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:54:01 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: "Donald J. O'Neill" Message-ID: <20060228165401.GA20436@flame.pc> References: <7.0.1.0.2.20060221103409.021a8808@broadpark.no> <200602280848.15780.duncan.fbsd@gmail.com> <20060228150235.GA19822@flame.pc> <200602281036.44650.duncan.fbsd@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200602281036.44650.duncan.fbsd@gmail.com> X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-3.379, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL 0.82, BAYES_00 -2.60, DNS_FROM_RFC_ABUSE 0.20) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Haven't been able to make world in about a year X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:54:52 -0000 On 2006-02-28 10:36, "Donald J. O'Neill" wrote: >On Tuesday 28 February 2006 09:02, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >>On 2006-02-28 09:52, Kris Kennaway wrote: >>> He means to run mergemaster -p before make installworld, as in the >>> instructions quoted at the top of this email and in >>> /usr/src/UPDATING. Also, the documented sequence *does* include >>> installing the kernel, so I don't know what you mean there either. >> >> Yes, thanks Kris. >> >> Sorry for the buildworld/installworld confusion. I meant right >> before 'make installworld'. > > I knew where to do it, I hoped you did, but the OP might not > and try to do it where you said. Agreed. > I agree with you on running a script. What I told the OP to do > was run script and do things inside there. After I sent my > response off, I took another look at what Kristian had written > and decided I misunderstood what you had said. Sorry, I agree > with you to not run it in a script, however, I do think he > should run the program 'script' and do things from there, to at > least have something to refer to when things go wrong. They > will go wrong. Yes, you're right about using the script(1) utility. I usually run builds either inside script(1) sessions, or with something to the effect of: env MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=/big/obj \ make buildworld buildkernel 2>&1 | tee logfile which is more or less the same. Your step-by-step explanation in the previous post was nice :)