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Date:      Tue, 4 Dec 2018 19:35:52 -0700
From:      Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        George Mitchell <george+freebsd@m5p.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD-STABLE Mailing List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Upgrading via source build, 10.4->11.2
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On Tue, Dec 4, 2018, 7:25 PM George Mitchell <george+freebsd@m5p.com wrote:

> /usr/src/UPDATING says:
>
>         To build a kernel
>         -----------------
>         If you are updating from a prior version of FreeBSD (even one just
>         a few days old), you should follow this procedure.  It is the most
>         failsafe as it uses a /usr/obj tree with a fresh mini-buildworld,
>
>         make kernel-toolchain
>         make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
>         make -DALWAYS_CHECK_MAKE installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
>
> But at the very end of this procedure, I get:
>
> [...]
> ===> zlib (install)
> install -T release -o root -g wheel -m 555   zlib.ko /boot/kernel/
> install -T debug -o root -g wheel -m 555   zlib.ko.debug
> /usr/lib/debug/boot/kernel/
> kldxref /boot/kernel
> kldxref: unknown metadata record 4 in file atacard.ko
> kldxref: unknown metadata record 4 in file atp.ko
> kldxref: unknown metadata record 4 in file atp.ko
> [...etc...]
>
> Should I have started with "make buildworld," or would that have
> bombed out even worse?  Do I reboot and "make buildworld"?  Or do
> I "make buildworld" now, while still running 10.4?      -- George
>

Just ignore the warnings. They are harmless.

Warner

>



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