Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 14:26:10 +0800 From: Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> To: Torfinn Ingolfsen <tingox@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Ports ML <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: I want to upgrade an old (8.3-RC2) FReeBSD installation, but can't install subversion Message-ID: <20140828142610.6dc3b78d@X220.alogt.com> In-Reply-To: <CAJ_iqtbi2oEaKGzVjEXsxKPmE0KhUJojp8tNh8BgzoGrkam0dA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAJ_iqtbi2oEaKGzVjEXsxKPmE0KhUJojp8tNh8BgzoGrkam0dA@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi,
I did not got through the full thread to see if you found a solution.
Allow me to tell you how I generally update multiple machines no matter
in what state they are in. If they are all on the same source version,
I compile on one machine the new kernel for the target machine. I will
install it them either via NFS on other machines or via bootable media
on which I copy the newly compiled source tree and the new binaries.
When the other machine is up, I go through the normal installation
procedure for kernel and world. Be careful with mergemaster and do not
overwrite some configuration files.
It might seems awkward but I did not run into any problems since I
moved to this procedure.
You might get first a generic kernel onto an external media and upgrade
to generic if you want before compiling the 'real thing' on the target
machine.
Erich
On Tue, 26 Aug 2014 22:11:25 +0200
Torfinn Ingolfsen <tingox@gmail.com> wrote:
> I have a machine which has an old installation of FreeBSD 8.3 on it:
> root@kg-vm2# uname -a
> FreeBSD kg-vm2 8.3-RC2 FreeBSD 8.3-RC2 #0: Sat Mar 24 16:15:47 UTC
> 2012 root@mason.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
> amd64
>
> and I want to update it. Since FreeBSD this old doesn't have svnlite
> installed, I fetch a ports tree (no, this machine didn't have one
> already) and try to install the subversion port:
> root@kg-vm2# cd /usr/ports/devel/subversion
> root@kg-vm2# make install
> Unknown modifier 't'
>
> "/usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk", line 1727: Malformed conditional
> (defined(USE_RC_SUBR) && ${USE_RC_SUBR:tu} != "YES")
> Unknown modifier 't'
>
> Unknown modifier 't'
>
> Unknown modifier 't'
>
> "/usr/ports/Mk/bsd.sites.mk", line 956: Malformed conditional
> (!empty(_PERL_CPAN_ID) && ${_PERL_CPAN_FLAG:tl} == "cpan")
> Unknown modifier 't'
>
> Unknown modifier 't'
>
> "/usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk", line 2858: Unclosed conditional/for loop
> "/usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk", line 2858: Unexpected end of file in for
> loop.
>
> "/usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk", line 6574: Unclosed conditional/for loop
> "/usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk", line 6574: Unexpected end of file in for
> loop.
>
> make: fatal errors encountered -- cannot continue
>
> So I google a bit and find this[1] thread.
> Hmm, ok let's try to install bmake then:
> root@kg-vm2# cd /usr/ports/devel/bmake
> root@kg-vm2# make install
> Unknown modifier 't'
>
> Unknown modifier 't'
>
> Unknown modifier 't'
>
> Unknown modifier 't'
>
> Unknown modifier 't'
>
> "/usr/ports/Mk/bsd.sites.mk", line 956: Malformed conditional
> (!empty(_PERL_CPAN_ID) && ${_PERL_CPAN_FLAG:tl} == "cpan")
> Unknown modifier 't'
>
> Unknown modifier 't'
>
> "/usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk", line 2858: Unclosed conditional/for loop
> "/usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk", line 2858: Unexpected end of file in for
> loop.
>
> "/usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk", line 6574: Unclosed conditional/for loop
> "/usr/ports/Mk/bsd.port.mk", line 6574: Unexpected end of file in for
> loop.
>
> 1 open conditional:
> at line 1167 (evaluated to true)
> make: fatal errors encountered -- cannot continue
>
> Now, can anyone explain to me how I am going to get an updated source
> (/usr/src) onto this machine, without resorting to (to me, totally
> unnecessary) unconventional steps?
>
> AFAICT, there is nothing in /usr/ports/UPDATING about this.
> So much for POLA.
> Bah.
>
> References:
> 1) https://forums.freebsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=46291#p258936
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