Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 17:12:55 +0300 From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> To: Alexander Leidinger <netchild@FreeBSD.org> Cc: src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav <des@des.no>, imp@FreeBSD.org, Peter Grehan <grehan@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src Makefile.inc1 ObsoleteFiles.inc src/share/man/man7 build.7 Message-ID: <20050802141254.GP14023@ip.net.ua> In-Reply-To: <20050802150356.fmchmgazc2s40ggc@netchild.homeip.net> References: <86k6j8g7mq.fsf@xps.des.no> <20050730124053.507227dd@Magellan.Leidinger.net> <863bpvmnww.fsf@xps.des.no> <20050731102343.35bc4aa9@Magellan.Leidinger.net> <20050802090717.GK14023@ip.net.ua> <20050802140536.zstn68rcgsg84g0w@netchild.homeip.net> <86d5owikzx.fsf@xps.des.no> <20050802143131.dof957aresgcgog8@netchild.homeip.net> <86mzo0h5y7.fsf@xps.des.no> <20050802150356.fmchmgazc2s40ggc@netchild.homeip.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Tue, Aug 02, 2005 at 03:03:56PM +0200, Alexander Leidinger wrote: > Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav <des@des.no> wrote: > > >Alexander Leidinger <netchild@FreeBSD.org> writes: > >>Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav <des@des.no> wrote: > >>> Just because Warner doesn't need this feature doesn't mean nobody else > >>> does. > >>That's the reason why I want to wait for user-feedback. Do you (want to) > >>use > >>it and is you mail therefore user-feedback? > > > >I do not currently need this feature, but will when (if) I get my > >hands on a Mac mini. > > So you want to export the entire basesystem rw from the Mac mini instead of > mounting /usr/src from somewhere to run "make delete-old"? > > If I build a world for several machines, I always mount /usr/src and > /usr/obj > on the target system and run installworld and mergemaster locally instead of > exporting the entire FS for the basesystem rw. I use DESTDIR if I prepare a > new HD for a new setup, but not to update an existing system. > This procedure is not really supported. Well, it's supported only if a number of conditions are met, while NFS-mounting remote root, /usr and /var partitions always works, even for cross-arch. The reason is that we build and use during the install phase a lot of tools, using the build host's environment (headers, libraries, toolchain, etc.). Cheers, -- Ruslan Ermilov ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFC739mqRfpzJluFF4RAt1aAJ9fJTkMLClhls2bYfzhtrgNRE02HwCfUNXS 4Xq2mjPBu96+cnMsDorpHRI= =c1dL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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