Date: Fri, 06 Feb 1998 18:43:58 -0800 (PST) From: Simon Shapiro <shimon@simon-shapiro.org> To: Bryan Bunch <bryanb@walls-media.com> Cc: freebsd-install@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Updating files after 'make world' Message-ID: <XFMail.980206184358.shimon@simon-shapiro.org> In-Reply-To: <00f101bd334a$db184800$3671060c@ntwksbry.walls-media.com>
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On 06-Feb-98 Bryan Bunch wrote: > I have recently downloaded the source via cvsup and ran a 'make > world'. In looking at the documentation, I am a little confused about > merging and copying files into my / dir. The document I am looking at > is titled "'Making the World' your own" found at: > http://www.freebsd.org/tutorials/upgrade/upgrade.html . There is a > list of files to copy and merge and the merge is pretty > straightforward, but some of the copy files are passwd, group, etc. > Surely copy does not mean to copy the new passwd file in > /var/tmp/root/etc to my /etc dir, does it? If so, this means > overwriting my existing passwd file with the new one that does not > have current entries in it. Do I have this backward or am I missing > something? I am sure you will get a more accurate, authoritative, and correct answer, but I simply do ``make buildworld && make installworld''. This seems to do the job very well without any intervention. ---------- Sincerely Yours, Simon Shapiro Shimon@Simon-Shapiro.ORG Voice: 503.799.2313
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