From owner-cvs-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 23 22:15:02 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37A0616A4CF; Thu, 23 Dec 2004 22:15:02 +0000 (GMT) Received: from aiolos.otenet.gr (aiolos.otenet.gr [195.170.0.23]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 456A143D1F; Thu, 23 Dec 2004 22:15:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@freebsd.org) Received: from gothmog.gr (patr530-b207.otenet.gr [212.205.244.215]) iBNMEwvR015995; Fri, 24 Dec 2004 00:14:59 +0200 Received: from gothmog.gr (gothmog [127.0.0.1]) by gothmog.gr (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id iBNMEu2c011534; Fri, 24 Dec 2004 00:14:56 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@freebsd.org) Received: (from giorgos@localhost) by gothmog.gr (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id iBNMEuso011533; Fri, 24 Dec 2004 00:14:56 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@freebsd.org) Date: Fri, 24 Dec 2004 00:14:56 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: "Simon L. Nielsen" Message-ID: <20041223221456.GB1390@gothmog.gr> References: <200412231647.iBNGlFNX069284@repoman.freebsd.org> <20041223220654.GA22614@eddie.nitro.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041223220654.GA22614@eddie.nitro.dk> cc: doc-committers@freebsd.org cc: cvs-doc@freebsd.org cc: cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge chapter.sgml X-BeenThere: cvs-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the doc and www trees List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 22:15:02 -0000 On 2004-12-23 23:06, "Simon L. Nielsen" wrote: > On 2004.12.23 16:47:15 +0000, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > keramida 2004-12-23 16:47:15 UTC > > > > FreeBSD doc repository > > > > Modified files: > > en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cutting-edge chapter.sgml > > Log: > > Describe when it may be necessary to run mergemaster before > > 'make buildworld'. In rare cases, mergemaster may need to be > > run twice: one time before buildworld (to update /etc/group > > or any other files required for a successful buildworld) and > > one time after installworld (to merge all the src/etc updates > > to the /etc directory of the system). > > > > Point to /usr/src/UPDATING for details of when and why this > > is necessary. > > Are you really sure that is correct? AFAIK it is only necessary > before installworld, which is also what UPDATING says. Yes, I am. I asked Doug about this, and he explained to me that there are rare cases when mergemaster -p has to run *before* buildworld too (i.e. when the buildworld stage depends on the existence of a specific user group). These cases are indeed very _rare_. I haven't bumped on anything of the sort for a long time now (not once since I updated my 5.2-CURRENT system to HEAD some time in May 2004, for instance). If UPDATING says that mergemaster -p is necessary though, it definitely *is*. This is why I also pointed at UPDATING as the authoritative reference :-) - Giorgos