Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 22:13:42 -0600 (CST) From: "Eric Anderson" <anderson@centtech.com> To: "Travis McArthur" <travis@travisbsd.org> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Make World Frequent Problems Section Message-ID: <49666.192.168.42.24.1073967222.squirrel@otter.centtech.com> In-Reply-To: <002401c3d987$6cd81a20$3200000a@Petra> References: <002401c3d987$6cd81a20$3200000a@Petra>
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Travis McArthur said: > Hello, > > I have been working with FreeBSD for several years now, and have used make > world often to update my system. I used the handbook to do this, however, > I still had several minor issues. Originally, these problems took me a > while to figure out, mostly because I had no idea how to fix them, but > once one learns how, they are simple stupid problems such as an incorrect > CMOS clock. However, the handbook doesn't mention most of these issues, > and if it does, it does so in a very short manor. > > I am interesting in possibly writting a sub-section for the make world > section of the handbook detailing some common issues/errors that make > world produces, which are also easily solvable. I think this could also > reduce some questions on the other mailinglists reguarding small errors > such as "touch not found", etc. > > Wanted to check to see if anyone believes this would be useful or no > before I begin writting, and if it would be useful, common problems that > you have experienced. I could see it being very useful if done correctly. I think the "make world" usage should be removed from the handbook, personally. People who are going to the handbook most likely will only break things badly with a make world, versus someone who knows the difference between when to use a make world and make buildworld. Eric ------------------------------------------------------------- Eric Anderson anderson@centtech.com Centaur Technology You have my continuous partial attention -------------------------------------------------------------
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