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Date:      Sun, 06 Nov 2005 13:15:10 -0600
From:      Chris <racerx@makeworld.com>
To:        Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org>
Cc:        Alan Polinsky <polinsky@nyct.net>, questions@freebsd.org, Albert Shih <shih@math.jussieu.fr>
Subject:   Re: Problems with upgrading 5.4 stable to 6.0 stable
Message-ID:  <436E563E.6040209@makeworld.com>
In-Reply-To: <20051106140715.Q64998@tripel.monochrome.org>
References:  <1131301703.6043.14.camel@debian31.polinsky.home>	<20051106183418.GA11855@math.jussieu.fr> <20051106140715.Q64998@tripel.monochrome.org>

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Chris Hill wrote:
> On Sun, 6 Nov 2005, Albert Shih wrote:
>=20
>> Le 06/11/2005 =E0 13:28:23-0500, Alan Polinsky a =E9crit
>>
>>> I have been having repeated difficulties in upgrading from 5.4 to 6.0=
=2E
>>> My problems start in the make buildworld step. The last successful
>>> compile step is:
>>> /usr/obj/usr/src/sbin/ipf/libipf created for ./usr/src/sbin/ipf/libip=
f
>>>
>>>> From that point I get a series of cascading errors. I tried ignoring=

>>>
>>> them, but could not successfully build the kernel. I have looked thro=
ugh
>>> documentation at your site, but could not find a resolulution.
>>>
>>> This is my only exposure to freebsd. I have several linux boxes at ho=
me
>>> that I use with no problems. At work I am a unix (Solaris 8) and
>>> application programmer under windows.
>>>
>>> These are the cascading errors:
>>>
>>> =3D=3D=3D> sbin/ipf/ipf(obj) mkdir; /usr/obj/usr/src/sbin/ipf/ipf: fi=
le exists
>>> *** Error code 1
>>> stop in /usr/src/sbin/ipf/ipf.
>>> *** Error code 1
>>> stop in /usr/src/sbin/ipf
>>> *** Error code 1
>>> stop in /usr/src/sbin
>>> ** Error code 1
>>> stop in /usr/src.
>>> *** Error code 1
>>> stop in /usr/src
>>
>>
>> Very easy to solve
>>
>>     cd /usr
>>     rm -rf obj
>=20
>=20
> Sounds close, but you don't want/need to remove the /usr/obj directory,=

> just everything in it:
>=20
>       # cd /usr/obj
>       # chflags -R noschg *
>       # rm -rf *
>=20

AND - the sad thing is, the above is verbatim from the FreeBSD site.
Users - PLEASE READ at least 2 times before doing....

You were given a brain, use it!


--=20
Best regards,
Chris

The quickest way to experiment with acupuncture is to
try on a new shirt.


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