Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2025 20:07:44 +0100 From: Thomas Schweikle <tschweikle@gmail.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "etcupdate extract" -- Failed to build new tree. Message-ID: <CA%2BrGx5cF%2B-QTh95Jw1hs59Dsyk7TSAn%2BYBfWw_suNY98Q7i56w@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <86qzuo1ab1.fsf@ltc.des.dev> References: <CA%2BrGx5ekwmBNUJKoCOk1c-ts_Q_VXuRoQ4Krkuqey_c-KZbaXQ@mail.gmail.com> <86qzuo1ab1.fsf@ltc.des.dev>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@freebsd.org> wrote: > Thomas Schweikle <tschweikle@gmail.com> writes: > > "etcupdate extract" exhausts "Failed to build new tree." > > Why are you trying to run it in the first place? It should not be > necessary except in very specific and unusual circumstances. Just run > `etcupdate -B` (and, if necessary, `etcupdate resolve) after `make > installworld`. > This gives error: "No previous tree to compare against, a sane comparison is not possible." Means you are stuck with etc not updated at all. > > -- Thomas [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM Dag-Erling Smørgrav <<a href="mailto:des@freebsd.org">des@freebsd.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Thomas Schweikle <<a href="mailto:tschweikle@gmail.com" target="_blank">tschweikle@gmail.com</a>> writes:<br> > "etcupdate extract" exhausts "Failed to build new tree."<br> <br> Why are you trying to run it in the first place? It should not be<br> necessary except in very specific and unusual circumstances. Just run<br> `etcupdate -B` (and, if necessary, `etcupdate resolve) after `make<br> installworld`.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>This gives error: "No previous tree to compare against, a sane comparison is not possible." </div><div>Means you are stuck with etc not updated at all.</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br></blockquote></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Thomas</div></div></div>help
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