Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 08:42:25 -0500 From: Norman C Rice <nrice@emu.sourcee.com> To: Studded <Studded@dal.net> Cc: Jason Evans <jasone@canonware.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "make world" failure Message-ID: <19980111084225.35353@emu.sourcee.com> In-Reply-To: <34B8A17C.1566A790@dal.net>; from Studded on Sun, Jan 11, 1998 at 02:39:56AM -0800 References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980111003605.533L-100000@mozart.canonware.com> <34B8A17C.1566A790@dal.net>
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On Sun, Jan 11, 1998 at 02:39:56AM -0800, Studded wrote: > Jason Evans wrote: > > > > Tonight I finally got around to tracking -stable, and ran into a problem > > that isn't obvious to me while making world. > > I'm not sure what "finally got around to" implies in your post, but the > standard answer to this type of problem is to delete /usr/src/*, delete > /usr/obj/* and start again. Stale dependencies, corrupt sources, cosmic > rays... all might be contributing factors. :) Starting fresh at least > guarantees you a level playing field. If you'd like to look at a > checklist of things to take into consideration, try > http://home.san.rr.com/freebsd/upgrade.html. > > Good luck, > > Doug You may want to save your kernel configuration file(s) before wiping out /usr/src/*. -- Regards, Norman C. Rice, Jr.
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