From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 8 14:31:38 2003 Return-Path: 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 7072516A4CE for ; Sat, 8 Nov 2003 14:31:38 -0800 (PST) Received: from rutger.owt.com (rutger.owt.com [204.118.6.16]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABB8743FCB for ; Sat, 8 Nov 2003 14:31:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kstewart@owt.com) Received: from topaz-out (owt-207-41-94-233.owt.com [207.41.94.233]) by rutger.owt.com (8.11.6p2/8.9.3) with ESMTP id hA8MVWu16569; Sat, 8 Nov 2003 14:31:33 -0800 From: Kent Stewart To: Jason , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 14:31:32 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.4 References: <3FAD4DCF.4080701@ec.rr.com> <200311081227.29916.kstewart@owt.com> In-Reply-To: <200311081227.29916.kstewart@owt.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200311081431.32182.kstewart@owt.com> Subject: Re: buildworld error X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 22:31:38 -0000 On Saturday 08 November 2003 12:27 pm, Kent Stewart wrote: > On Saturday 08 November 2003 12:10 pm, Jason wrote: > > Last night I updated all my source files to buildworld, but ran into > > a problem. I tried to build it 3 times, and each time it stops at the > > same spot. If I retype the last commands show letter for letter they > > work. It stops at something like $gzip -cn cvs.info > cvs.info.gz. If > > I immediately enter this command after the error it does not work, but > > above it is a 3 line command for makeinfo. If I renter this command > > then the gzip works. If this just some small glitch in some config file > > that has already been fixed? If it has not been fixed, or no one knows, > > what file show I look into to correct this myself? I am running 5.1 > > with my cvs tag set to current. The error occurs about 38 minutes into > > the build, so I would be glad to try suggestions but I don't want to > > waste a day on this. > > Thanks, > > Jason > > First rule of thumb is to re-cvsup src-all after you have waited awhile. If > that doesn't work, include the error messages. As a follow up, I cvsuped using a mirror what was updated at 1820UTC and had no problem doing a buildworld with 5-current. Kent > > If you are following -current, you should also be subscribed to the lists > that deal with problems, such as cvs-all, hackers, -current, and etc. You > can see the problem being addressed and then fixed. > > This used to be part of the suggested requirements for following stable and > they definitely apply to current. > > Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html