Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 12:18:29 -0600 From: "Jeffrey J. Mountin" <jeff-ml@mountin.net> To: Rasputin <rasputin@submonkey.net> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: /etc/make.conf question Message-ID: <4.3.2.20020313115014.034f9180@207.227.119.2> In-Reply-To: <20020313102001.A2332@shikima.mine.nu> References: <4.3.2.20020312135845.0369fc20@207.227.119.2> <20020312114158.A92910@blackhelicopters.org> <Pine.GSO.4.32.0203121126520.1546-100000@nippur.irb.hr> <20020312074349.A91204@blackhelicopters.org> <20020312155618.GA9463@raggedclown.net> <20020312114158.A92910@blackhelicopters.org> <shk7sha9n2.7sh@localhost.localdomain> <4.3.2.20020312135845.0369fc20@207.227.119.2>
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At 10:20 AM 3/13/02 +0000, Rasputin wrote: >Really? I'm sure it's just 'buildkernel installkernel', therefore >the installkernel target should only run in buildkernel succeeds. I was thinking it was a reference to the "old" method and didn't look at the make files. Yes, it should work like that, but as a not officially support way it may not always be there. No matter, it's not good to publicly suggest non-standard procedures. Just look at all those with failed builds or "problems." Matthew's "make update buildworld kernel" is even worse as doing an update without knowing you are in the middle of a mass commit is one way to break a build. Many think it's just cool to pull source and do a build from time to time without checking -cvs mail end up in just such a situation. Better to pull and wait at least a short time before building to ensure one has all the commits of a change. Typically I pull and if nothing crops up in the next day, I start a build. Unless I need/want something, then an hour will (most times) avoid the mid-commit breakages. Can only recall a very few times having a problem building over the years. Of course most don't know pulling sources again and then trying the build once more *before* complaining of breakage *should* be the first thing to do, so there are many false alarms. 8-) Jeff Mountin - jeff@mountin.net Systems/Network Administrator FreeBSD - the power to serve To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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