Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 22:35:49 -0700 (PDT) From: Tom Samplonius <tom@sdf.com> To: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "make reinstall"? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970619223519.14494D-100000@misery.sdf.com> In-Reply-To: <199706200353.NAA02112@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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On Fri, 20 Jun 1997, Michael Smith wrote: > Harlan Stenn stands accused of saying: > > I have done a "make world" on a current 2.2-STABLE tree. > > > > I went to another machine (2.1-stable), and did an (effective) NFS mount > > of the build machine's /usr/src and /usr/obj (I used symlinks to the > > right places on an amd-controlled /net/ dir). > > > > I do a "make reinstall", and after cleaning up some obvious stuff (added > > mail to /etc/group, copied over libc.so.3.0 and /usr/bin/install), but > > the "make reinstall" falls over trying to install klm_prot.h in > > include/rpcsvc . > > > > I haven't been able to figure this one out yet. > > > > Suggestions? > > Check and make sure that the directory and the file exist for starters; > they're usually the two reasons reinstalls fail. Also check that the > directory is a real directory, not a link to somewhere that doesn't > exist anymore. > > I am assuming that you're just getting the "no error message" message from > install... > > > H > > -- > ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ > ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ > ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ > ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ > ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[ > > Actually the above is a bug in "reinstall". Strangely "world" works fine. Tom
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