From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 30 12:38:12 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFB3516A41F for ; Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:38:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from igloo.linux.gr (igloo.linux.gr [62.1.205.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D10D743D49 for ; Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:38:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from gothmog.pc (aris.bedc.ondsl.gr [62.103.39.226]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.13.6/8.13.6/Debian-1) with ESMTP id k2UCbgi3008377 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:37:44 +0300 Received: from gothmog.pc (gothmog [127.0.0.1]) by gothmog.pc (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k2UCcGAU016498; Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:38:16 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from giorgos@localhost) by gothmog.pc (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k2UCcGAt016497; Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:38:16 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:38:16 +0300 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Vaaf Message-ID: <20060330123816.GD12058@gothmog.pc> References: <442A83FF.7070101@greenmeadow.ca> <7.0.1.0.2.20060329152521.023d48a0@broadpark.no> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <7.0.1.0.2.20060329152521.023d48a0@broadpark.no> X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=-3.37, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL 0.83, BAYES_00 -2.60, DNS_FROM_RFC_ABUSE 0.20) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr X-Spam-Status: No Cc: Duane Whitty , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Haven't been able to make world in about a year X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:38:13 -0000 On 2006-03-29 15:26, Vaaf wrote: > At 14:56 29.03.2006, Duane Whitty wrote: > >Hi, > > > >Your previous message reminded me of a previous project > >you were working on which I was following closely. I was > >just wondering if you have had any success with make world et al? > >I ask because I am very interested in how the build process of FreeBSD > >works. Is there any follow-up available or have you put that on the > >"back burner" until you have more time? > > > >Best wishes, > > Hello Duane! > > No, unfortunately, I gave up. > Surely I was told I was doing it the wrong way, but I know I wasn't. > > Ultimately, I switched to DragonFly. Mr Vaaf, I suggested reinstalling a clean FreeBSD system, to avoid problems with the system headers, which (of course) you had to ignore, didn't you? Good luck with Dragonfly though :-) It's an interesting system, and certainly runs fine in one of my x86 machines here. Duane, if you have any specific questions about the build, then freebsd-questions is always here :)