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Date:      Wed, 7 Aug 2002 12:15:23 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Chris BeHanna <behanna@zbzoom.net>
To:        FreeBSD-Stable <stable@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: make buildworld
Message-ID:  <20020807121410.R20616-100000@topperwein.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <20020807.113910.607952342.davep@meduseld.net>

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On Wed, 7 Aug 2002, David A. Panariti wrote:

> To be pedantic, this is *NOT* what is in /usr/src/UPDATING, at least
> in mine.  Here is what I have in /usr/src/UPDATING:
>
> 	make buildworld
> 	make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
> 	make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE
> 	reboot	(in single user)
> 	make installworld
> 	mergemaster
> 	reboot
>
> The boot to multiuser
>    >> shutdown -r now
>    >> # (make sure the system comes up)
> is not in the documented sequence and may result in problems with
> daemons started by /etc/rc that are out of sync with the new kernel.

    You are correct.

> In practice, I'm sure it rarely will cause a problem, but I don't see
> any advantage to doing the multiuser boot.  And, since it may fail or

    My thought was that I want to make sure that the network stack
works before I do my installworld.  Coming up multiuser gets me there.

> have problems only due to kernel/world sync issues (which the
> installworld will fix) it may imply a problem that doesn't really
> exist.

    Correct again.

-- 
Chris BeHanna                      http://www.pennasoft.com
Principal Consultant
PennaSoft Corporation
chris@pennasoft.com


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