Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1999 21:49:00 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> To: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> Cc: "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@FreeBSD.ORG>, Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@scc.nl>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src Makefile.inc1 Message-ID: <199912230549.VAA16362@apollo.backplane.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912231612390.21945-100000@alphplex.bde.org>
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:> > > BTW, alternative fix can be just change sysctl to /sbin/sysctl :> > :> > Where? :> :> BUILD_ARCH!= sysctl -n hw.machine_arch : :Using absolute paths to utilities in makeworld is always wrong. : :The problem may to be with /sbin not in the initial $PATH. : :Bruce I disagree - there are too many path locations floating around during a buildworld which might contain 'sysctl'. Absolute paths should be used across the board to be absolutely sure that the *correct* program is being run. Otherwise the confusion will only multiply. This is a special case for buildworld. -Matt Matthew Dillon <dillon@backplane.com> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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