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Date:      Tue, 29 Mar 2005 10:56:49 -0800
From:      pete wright <nomadlogic@gmail.com>
To:        "Michael A. Alestock" <michaela@maa-net.net>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Problem using "MAKE"
Message-ID:  <57d710000503291056250e9fbb@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20050328201850.U2853@bsd.maa-net.net>
References:  <20050328201850.U2853@bsd.maa-net.net>

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On Mon, 28 Mar 2005 20:21:07 -0500 (EST), Michael A. Alestock
<michaela@maa-net.net> wrote:
> I'm trying to update my source tree.  When I 'CD' to /usr/src and execute
> the command, "make update"  I get this error....
> 
> make: don't know how to make update.  Stop
> 
> Am I missing something?  Did I forget to install a port to aid in the MAKE
> process??
> 

check out /etc/make.conf, or if that does not exist copy
/usr/share/example/etc/make.conf to /etc.  I would read this file (and
do a "man 5 make.conf" too).  In make.conf there is a section that
explains using make update.

-pete




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Pete Wright
www.nycbug.org
NYC's *BSD User Group



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