Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 07:59:38 +1100 (EST) From: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au> To: bright@hotjobs.com (Alfred Perlstein) Cc: root@isis.dynip.com, osiris2002@yahoo.com, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD 3.0 RELEASE, or CURRENT that can compile NEEDED URGENLY Message-ID: <199812172059.HAA19912@cimlogic.com.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9812171205410.378-100000@bright.fx.genx.net> from Alfred Perlstein at "Dec 17, 98 12:20:59 pm"
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Alfred, I have a few problems with your advice to someone who shouldn't be building from source on a single machine with a poor net connection. Alfred Perlstein wrote: [ build advice ] > rm -rf /usr/obj rm -rf /usr/obj/* > chflags -noschg /usr/obj chflags -R noschg /usr/obj > rm -rf /usr/obj rm -rf /usr/obj/* > echo OBJFORMAT=elf > /etc/objformat Don't do that. If a 3.0-RELEASE system has been installed, it will default to ELF. > cd /usr/src > make includes Don't do that. Installing include files without the corresponding libraries is what causes undefined references to __error. The make world procedure handles that correctly. > make clean Not necessary if you've rm'd /usr/obj/*. > make aout-to-elf Do this with a clean /etc/make.conf. -- John Birrell - jb@cimlogic.com.au; jb@freebsd.org http://www.cimlogic.com.au/ CIMlogic Pty Ltd, GPO Box 117A, Melbourne Vic 3001, Australia +61 418 353 137 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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