From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 21 12:30:25 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EF6C916A420 for ; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:30:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 09C2D43D67 for ; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:30:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jBLCUClH094638 for ; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:30:12 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id jBLCUCrw094636; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:30:12 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:30:12 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200512211230.jBLCUCrw094636@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, lothrandil@n00b.apagnu.se Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FF6C16A420 for ; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:22:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lothrandil@n00b.apagnu.se) Received: from av11-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net (av11-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net [81.228.8.183]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96DF643D5D for ; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:22:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lothrandil@n00b.apagnu.se) Received: by av11-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net (Postfix, from userid 502) id B1AA7381E2; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 13:22:32 +0100 (CET) Received: from smtp4-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net (smtp4-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net [81.228.8.92]) by av11-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 949BE381C9 for ; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 13:22:32 +0100 (CET) Received: from _HOSTNAME_ (81-233-242-166-no50.tbcn.telia.com [81.233.242.166]) by smtp4-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 80E2337E76 for ; Wed, 21 Dec 2005 13:22:32 +0100 (CET) Received: by _HOSTNAME_ (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Wed, 21 Dec 2005 13:22:32 +0100 Message-Id: <20051221122232.80E2337E76@smtp4-1-sn2.hy.skanova.net> Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 13:22:32 +0100 From: "Niclas Zeising" To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: docs/90740: [PATCH] update to the FAQ regarding the "touch: not found" error during buildworld X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: lothrandil@n00b.apagnu.se List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:30:25 -0000 >Number: 90740 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [PATCH] update to the FAQ regarding the "touch: not found" error during buildworld >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: update >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Dec 21 12:30:11 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Niclas Zeising >Release: FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD aeris.daemonic.se 7.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT #0: Mon Nov 21 12:25:01 CET 2005 root@aeris.daemonic.se:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/AERIS i386 >Description: Hi! This is an attempt to update the FAQ with an entry regarding the "touch: not found" error. From time to time people are asking and wondering about this strange and non-informative error, so I think an addition to the FAQ is in order. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Apply the attatched patch which (tries to) document this error. Feel free to change the patch anyway you like. --- faq.book.sgml.diff begins here --- --- faq.book.sgml.orig 2005-12-02 16:32:45.000000000 +0100 +++ faq.book.sgml 2005-12-02 17:02:20.000000000 +0100 @@ -4036,6 +4036,23 @@ to a complete system lockup. + + + + Why does buildworld/installworld die with the message + touch: not found? + + + + This error does not mean that touch is missing. The + error is instead propably due to the dates of the files + being set sometime in the future. If your CMOS-clock is + set to local time you need to run the command + adjkerntz -i to adjust the kernel clock + when booting into single user mode. + + + --- faq.book.sgml.diff ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: