Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 10:40:02 -0800 (PST) From: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/31803: Handbook make world addition Message-ID: <200111061840.fA6Ie2V71154@freefall.freebsd.org>
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From: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org>
To: Ceri <ceri@techsupport.co.uk>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/31803: Handbook make world addition
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 13:30:43 -0500
On Tue, Nov 06, 2001 at 06:15:04PM +0000, Ceri wrote:
> I think it would be worth an additional note stating that this step
> is intended to be repeated.
But our users really do type everything in exactly as they're told,
don't they? ;-)
Good idea, how's this?
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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>Yes, <command>make cleandir</command> really should
+ be run twice.</para>
+
+ <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>
--
Michael Lucas
mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org
http://www.blackhelicopters.org/~mwlucas/
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