Date: Wed, 25 Mar 1998 17:30:31 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no>, am@f1.ru, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: list of install exclusions for `make world' Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980325172604.14324P-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <199803252202.PAA09566@usr07.primenet.com>
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On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Terry Lambert wrote: > > I've started doing a build-limitation system; which allow oyu to build > > only parts of the system. I think any form of exclusion list should > > probably be integrated here, to avoid having to scan that exclusion > > file for _each_ install command. There are a _lot_ of them. > > While you are in there mucking around (I hate sentences that > start that way, at least when they are being spoken to me... 8-))... > > You may want to consider the problem that was recently raised, > where it's not possible to build from a totally read-only source > tree. > > I would love to be able to update my OS from a cdrom with a source > tree on it, simply by building and installing the world. I dunno how much room this'd take extra, but if it just included the entire obj from a good build, then you'd not even have to buildworld, just install. Folks who complain about 2.1.0 not being kept up to date could be dealt with by telling them that they'd lost their last valid excuse not to upgrade. > > > Terry Lambert > terry@lambert.org > --- > Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present > or previous employers. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@glue.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 213 Lakeside Drive Apt T-1 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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