From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 23 09:34:07 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D922016A4CE for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 09:34:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from the-macgregors.org (82-33-62-105.cable.ubr06.stav.blueyonder.co.uk [82.33.62.105]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E9CC43D1F for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 09:34:07 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rob@the-macgregors.org) X-Urban-Legend: Mail headers contain urban legends Received: from fire (fire.macgregor [192.168.32.100]) by the-macgregors.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i1NHY6OW015861 for ; Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:34:06 GMT Message-Id: <200402231734.i1NHY6OW015861@the-macgregors.org> From: "Rob MacGregor" To: Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:34:08 -0000 Organization: The MacGregors MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 thread-index: AcP6Mz2vYSgztB98TwGPs9qtsH65og== X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-milter (http://www.amavis.org/) Subject: "make installworld" to only install new/changed files? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:34:08 -0000 I have a strange (maybe) desire to be able to only install the new or changed files when doing a "make installworld" on FreeBSD (5.2 or later ideally). Does anybody know if this is possible? The reason for asking is that I run a box (shortly to be 2) off of a compact flash card (since the processor is passively cooled, as is the PSU, this removes the last moving part, resulting in a truly silent system). These devices have a limited life in terms of writes. The less writing I can do the better. There's also the minor issue that sustained writes appear to lock up the hardware :( If this is more appropriate in another list, let me know which one and I'll go pester them instead :) Thanks -- Rob MacGregor (BOFH) [PGP key ID 0x1E51BF5A] If I cannot bend Heaven, I shall move Hell. -- Publius Vergilius Maro (Virgil).