Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 13:08:33 -0500 (EST) From: mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/31803: Handbook make world addition Message-ID: <200111061808.NAA96675@blackhelicopters.org>
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>Number: 31803
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: Handbook make world addition
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: change-request
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Tue Nov 06 10:10:01 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Michael Lucas
>Release: FreeBSD 3.5-STABLE i386
>Organization:
None
>Environment:
current -doc tree
>Description:
Explanation of common steps to take when make world fails. This crops
up every so often.
taken from email by: cjc@freebsd.org
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
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</itemizedlist>
</answer>
</qandaentry>
+
+ <qandaentry>
+ <question>
+ <para>What do I do if something goes wrong?</para>
+ </question>
+
+ <answer>
+ <para>Make absolutely sure your environment has no
+ extraneous cruft from earlier builds. This is simple
+ enough.</para>
+
+ <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/obj</userinput>
+ &prompt.root; <userinput>chflags -R noschg *</userinput>
+ &prompt.root; <userinput>rm -rf *</userinput>
+ &prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/src</userinput>
+ &prompt.root; <userinput>make cleandir</userinput>
+ &prompt.root; <userinput>make cleandir</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para>Then restart the whole process, starting
+ with<command> <command>make buildworld</command>.</para>
+
+ <para>If you still have problems, send the error and the
+ output of <command>uname -a</command>to &a.questions;.
+ Be prepared to answer other questions about your
+ setup!</para>
+ </answer>
+ </qandaentry>
</qandaset>
</sect2>
</sect1>
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