From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 4 21:09:00 2006 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 B0D4816A420 for ; Sat, 4 Mar 2006 21:09:00 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stijn@pcwin002.win.tue.nl) Received: from mx2.tue.nl (mx2.tue.nl [131.155.3.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 99A5D43D5F for ; Sat, 4 Mar 2006 21:08:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stijn@pcwin002.win.tue.nl) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mx2.tue.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1632D679EB; Sat, 4 Mar 2006 22:08:47 +0100 (CET) Received: from mx2.tue.nl ([131.155.3.6]) by localhost (rommeldam.tue.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 63170-02; Sat, 4 Mar 2006 22:08:46 +0100 (CET) Received: from umta.win.tue.nl (umta.win.tue.nl [131.155.71.100]) by mx2.tue.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id C78B367999; Sat, 4 Mar 2006 22:08:46 +0100 (CET) Received: from pcwin002.win.tue.nl (pcwin002 [131.155.71.72]) by umta.win.tue.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id C47EC31401C; Sat, 4 Mar 2006 22:08:46 +0100 (CET) Received: by pcwin002.win.tue.nl (Postfix, from userid 1001) id B860F410E; Sat, 4 Mar 2006 22:08:46 +0100 (CET) Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 22:08:46 +0100 From: Stijn Hoop To: Kristian Vaaf Message-ID: <20060304210846.GB46967@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> Mail-Followup-To: Stijn Hoop , Kristian Vaaf , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <7.0.1.0.2.20060221103409.021a8808@broadpark.no> <200602210922.38445.duncan.fbsd@gmail.com> <7.0.1.0.2.20060228121217.022172c0@broadpark.no> <200602281021.20107.duncan.fbsd@gmail.com> <7.0.1.0.2.20060303115508.022b1de0@broadpark.no> <20060303110514.GW11960@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> <7.0.1.0.2.20060304174442.022ad158@broadpark.no> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="xHFwDpU9dbj6ez1V" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <7.0.1.0.2.20060304174442.022ad158@broadpark.no> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Bright-Idea: Let's abolish HTML mail! X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at tue.nl Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Haven't been able to make world in about a year 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: Sat, 04 Mar 2006 21:09:00 -0000 --xHFwDpU9dbj6ez1V Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Mar 04, 2006 at 05:45:29PM +0100, Kristian Vaaf wrote: > At 12:05 03.03.2006, Stijn Hoop wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 03, 2006 at 11:58:37AM +0100, Kristian Vaaf wrote: > > > I run the script to save time. > > > Basically I'd run the exact same chain of commands otherwise. > > > > You're missing the point: you'd run the exact same chain of commands > > > > --> _if everything goes according to plan_ <-- > > > > What this list has been telling you is that it sometimes doesn't work > > like anyone expects to, and you need to make an informed decision about > > the next command to enter instead of having the script proceed. >=20 > Whether I have my commands in my script or in my head doesn't > make any difference. Yes I do read UPDATING and if I notice any > changes they will be applied respectively. Err... Did you even read what I wrote? The moment one step does NOT work in the command sequence, you need to alter your next move. No script can be prepared for all the things that can happen. Which is why everyone is recommending you NOT to run things in a script. Also, please keep the mailing list in the loop, to help other people asking the same question. --Stijn --=20 If today is the first day of the rest of your life, what the hell was yesterday? --xHFwDpU9dbj6ez1V Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFECgHeY3r/tLQmfWcRAl8kAJ4kauYbts9mMVa9IKezOUMKAUeAJgCfW+AQ /CxVTax5KPSW9OMcNwf6ykY= =vKFt -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --xHFwDpU9dbj6ez1V--