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Hi jsha,

>so what, freebsd from scratch is the only way to avoid this?
>  
>
Where can I find information on 'freebsd from scratch'. Pointers would 
be appreciated.

TIA

B.R.
Stephen Liu

>and how come make/install world is made like that? shouldn't
>the developers try to avoid this kind of thing?
>
>thanks.
>
>On Sun, Feb 22, 2004 at 01:42:32AM -0800, Kent Stewart wrote:
>  
>
>>On Saturday 21 February 2004 11:24 pm, jsha wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>hello.
>>>
>>>does make world leave obsolete files on your system
>>>after install? without even the slightest effort to
>>>remove them?
>>>
>>>please say it isn't so. i like make world.
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>Worse, it is known to cause fatal situations where you have to use the 
>>fixit disk to recover your system or do a reinstall. If you upgrade a 
>>kernel that panics, you will be committed to using the bad build. The 
>>installworld being run after the installkernel and reboot to single 
>>user mode is for your protection.
>>
>>FWIW, even installworld leaves obsolete files on your system at various 
>>times.
>>
>>Kent
>>
>>-- 
>>Kent Stewart
>>Richland, WA
>>
>>http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html
>>