From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 7 09:00:33 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DFF3216A4F8 for ; Sat, 7 Feb 2004 09:00:33 -0800 (PST) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3B9043D39 for ; Sat, 7 Feb 2004 09:00:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) i17H0Xbv073054 for ; Sat, 7 Feb 2004 09:00:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i17H0X77073052; Sat, 7 Feb 2004 09:00:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 09:00:33 -0800 (PST) Resent-Message-Id: <200402071700.i17H0X77073052@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Lowell Gilbert Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97E1516A4D2; Sat, 7 Feb 2004 08:58:41 -0800 (PST) Received: from rwcrmhc13.comcast.net (rwcrmhc13.comcast.net [204.127.198.39]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8EEAC43D1F; Sat, 7 Feb 2004 08:58:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from lowell@be-well.no-ip.com) Received: from be-well.no-ip.com ([66.30.196.44]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc13) with ESMTP id <2004020716584101500k5fnje>; Sat, 7 Feb 2004 16:58:41 +0000 Received: by be-well.no-ip.com (Postfix, from userid 1147) id 8E1EA11; Sat, 7 Feb 2004 11:58:40 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <20040207165840.8E1EA11@be-well.no-ip.com> Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 11:58:40 -0500 (EST) From: Lowell Gilbert To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 cc: Mergemaster guy Subject: docs/62484: (mergemaster) does pre-buildworld really mean that? X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Lowell Gilbert List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2004 17:00:34 -0000 >Number: 62484 >Category: docs >Synopsis: (mergemaster) does pre-buildworld really mean that? >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Feb 07 09:00:33 PST 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Lowell Gilbert >Release: FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD be-well.ilk.org 4.9-STABLE FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE #62: Mon Feb 2 12:30:09 EST 2004 root@be-well.ilk.org:/usr/src/sys/compile/BE-WELL i386 >Description: The -p option for mergemaster is described as the "pre-buildworld" option, but we actually advise using it immediately before installworld. Either one will work fine as far as I can recall, but the difference has confused at least one person on comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: The easiest tweak would be to move the "mergemaster -p" to immediately before the buildworld in the Handbook's "Canonical Way to Update Your System". >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: