From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 11 14:29:25 2005 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 A5A1E16A420 for ; Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:29:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jwb@homer.att.com) Received: from mail126.messagelabs.com (mail126.messagelabs.com [216.82.254.83]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 58A3743D49 for ; Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:29:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jwb@homer.att.com) X-VirusChecked: Checked X-Env-Sender: jwb@homer.att.com X-Msg-Ref: server-3.tower-126.messagelabs.com!1131719335!9008253!1 X-StarScan-Version: 5.5.9.1; banners=-,-,- X-Originating-IP: [134.24.146.4] Received: (qmail 8666 invoked from network); 11 Nov 2005 14:28:55 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ulysses.homer.att.com) (134.24.146.4) by server-3.tower-126.messagelabs.com with SMTP; 11 Nov 2005 14:28:55 -0000 Received: from akiva.homer.att.com (akiva.homer.att.com [135.205.212.39]) by ulysses.homer.att.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id JAA14583; Fri, 11 Nov 2005 09:28:54 -0500 (EST) Received: from akiva.homer.att.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by akiva.homer.att.com (8.11.7+Sun/8.9.3) with ESMTP id jABESsj18476; Fri, 11 Nov 2005 09:28:54 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <200511111428.jABESsj18476@akiva.homer.att.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.7.2 01/07/2005 with nmh-1.0.4 To: Warren Block In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:05:37 MST." <20051111070354.G13483@wonkity.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 09:28:53 -0500 From: "J. W. Ballantine" Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mergemaster and RELENG6 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: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 14:29:25 -0000 Thanks, my understanding was mergemaster before installworld. But that appears to be wrong. ---------- In Response to your message ------------- > Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:05:37 -0700 (MST) > To: "J. W. Ballantine" > From: Warren Block > Subject: Re: mergemaster and RELENG6 > > On Fri, 11 Nov 2005, J. W. Ballantine wrote: > > > I'm trying to install RELEASE6 on a BSD machine, and the > > install fails in the mergemaster stage with: > > > > ... > > > cap_mkdb: illegal option -- l > > usage: cap_mkdb [-v] [-f outfile] file [file ...] > > *** Error code 1 > > > > Stop in /usr/src/etc. > > > > *** FATAL ERROR: Cannot 'cd' to /usr/src/etc and install files to > > the temproot environment > > > > The steps I took were: > > > > copied /etc/rc.d to /etc/old_rc.d > > removed /usr/src/* /usr/obj/* > > cvsup'ed RELENG6 > > changed to /usr/src > > did a make buildworld > > did a make buildkernel > > did a make installkernel > > did a mergemaster -i > > > > Anyone have any thoughts on what is causing mergemaster to fail? > > Probably because you skipped the 'make installworld' step and are still > running an old copy of mergemaster. > > -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA >