Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2021 10:16:14 -0700 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: driesm.michiels@gmail.com, 'Graham Perrin' <grahamperrin@gmail.com>, 'freebsd-current' <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Review D28062 of /usr/src/UPDATING with regard to upgrading FreeBSD and inconsistency with the FreeBSD Handbook Message-ID: <890a62be-95f1-9a67-b76b-da847ae138b7@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <000e01d7342f$a5f25b70$f1d71250$@gmail.com> References: <705578b0-9d8e-3ad2-77c2-96a20ad3a16e@gmail.com> <000e01d7342f$a5f25b70$f1d71250$@gmail.com>
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On 4/18/21 1:48 AM, driesm.michiels@gmail.com wrote: >> If etcupdate -p fails before make installworld, then should the subsequent >> etcupdate be with or without option -B ? > > -p and -B are not related. > > -p deals with changes needed for a correct run of installworld (see above). > > -B uses a freshly built world to speed up the tree comparison; although no > flags work fine here as well, so -B is not necessarily required. Technically -B speeds up generating the tree to compare against as it assumes /usr/obj is up to date and uses that instead of rebuilding some files generated by buildworld normally. The actual tree comparison isn't affected. -- John Baldwin
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