Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 21:01:41 +0800 (BNT) From: Stefanus Du Toit <sdt@gmx.net> To: Kent Stewart <kstewart@3-cities.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /sbin/mknod complains in make distrib-dirs distribution Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004182100350.659-100000@stomper.sdtzone> In-Reply-To: <38FC511D.81A5619C@3-cities.com>
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Ah, thank you, I missed that :/. I only read the appropriate section from the FreeBSD handbook. Perhaps a later release should include a reference to /usr/src/UPDATING (well, perhaps it does already, this handbook is from 3.4 :). Thank you again, -- Stefanus Du Toit * WorldForger * Unix Hacker * Open Source Fanatic mailto:sdt@gmx.net * http://www.worldforge.org/ * http://ultracool.net/ On Tue, 18 Apr 2000, Kent Stewart wrote: > > > Stefanus Du Toit wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I just completed building 4.0-RELEASE (which I obtained via cvsup). It > > built fine (I used buildworld). I am upgrading from the 3.4 cds (Jan > > 2000). > > > > Now, once I completed compiling I went into single-user mode and did a > > make DESTDIR=/var/tmp/root-18042000 distrib-dirs distribution > > (yes that directory existed). > > > > It seemed to go pretty well until it started running MAKEDEV and I got > > lots of /sbin/makedev syntax errors (/sbin/makedev was called with only > > one parameter). > > > > Now, I realise I probably should've done a make installworld first, but I > > would like to know if you could tell me whether this is the reason that > > it's failing or whether it'll still be this way after a make installworld. > > No, you should have read /usr/src/UPDATING first. That would have you > updating to 4.0-Stable first. Then, there is a definite sequence that > you have to go through, which includes using the new MAKEDEV to build > your devices. Read and see if you can recover. > > Good luck, > > Kent > > > > > The reason I'm not just going ahead and trying is that I'm a little > > stressed on time at the moment and can't really afford using up too much > > time hacking around to get failing upgrades working :/. > > > > (I'm unfortunately not subscribed to the mailing lists at the point > > because I can't handle the traffic [I tried, really! :) ] so please reply > > to both the list/s and me, thanks!] > > > > PS: I love being able to update using cvsup - I come from Linux, where > > updating is usually a matter of a big ftp download or buying a cd :/ > > > > Thanks, > > > > -- > > Stefanus Du Toit * WorldForger * Unix Hacker * Open Source Fanatic > > mailto:sdt@gmx.net * http://www.worldforge.org/ * http://ultracool.net/ > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > -- > Kent Stewart > Richland, WA > > mailto:kstewart@3-cities.com > http://www.3-cities.com/~kstewart/index.html > FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ > > SETI(Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) @ HOME > http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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