Date: Sat, 30 Oct 1999 02:53:47 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: J McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CVSUP & buildworld Message-ID: <19991030025346.D317@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9910291723230.8049-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> References: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9910291723230.8049-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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On Fri, Oct 29, 1999 at 05:24:57PM +0100, J McKitrick wrote:
> OK, i read the HOW-TO on buildworld. But i still have a question about
> mergemaster. I didn't see it mentioned in the 47 page doc i read. Is
> this used after installing the new world?
> If i understand correctly, i want this order, right?
> 1. CVSUP
> 2. Build new kernel
> 3. build world/install world
> 4. mergemaster
>
If the "47 page doc" is Nik Clayton's "Making your own world" then
it refers to ``dircomp.pl''. This won't run properly under 3.x
(using perl 5.x, it requires perl 4.x) so mergemaster is the correct
solution. It helps you selectively integrate changes into /etc.
> -jm
>
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