Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2023 23:22:32 -0700 From: Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> To: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de>, Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com>, Tim Kellers <smsdtv@gmail.com>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Has the update procedure changed? Message-ID: <CAN6yY1tFAxofH1JfkwfAZGuZ96BcvHHErS=64jWFr2E1zMha6w@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <ZNEXzR0IL7%2BIDShe@c720-r368166> References: <CAN6yY1tiq4XQT_apnLo_aDgoMPEZ%2BZ4PfB8uqfMw3PeJbMGMqw@mail.gmail.com> <7A0E604D-EF40-4F10-B597-F1F076507192@gmail.com> <CAN6yY1teCLbtaN6V-fQqa0WTvrbWaOjy%2BB7F=bSq3t0Ue_ROVw@mail.gmail.com> <ZNEXzR0IL7%2BIDShe@c720-r368166>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 9:12 AM Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> wrote: > El día lunes, agosto 07, 2023 a las 08:51:55a. m. -0700, Kevin Oberman > escribió: > > > On Sun, Aug 6, 2023 at 9:51 AM Tim Kellers <smsdtv@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On Aug 6, 2023, at 11:05 AM, Kevin Oberman <rkoberman@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Aug 5, 2023 at 10:51 PM Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> > wrote: > > > > > >> In the past I was used to use the following procedure to install a new > > >> kernel and world: > > >> > > >> # cd /usr/src > > >> # make installkernel > > >> # shutdown -r now > > >> > > >> boot -s from the loader prompt > > >> > > >> # adjkerntz -i > > >> # mount -a -t ufs > > >> # mergemaster -p > > >> # cd /usr/src > > >> # make installworld > > >> # mergemaster > > >> # yes | make delete-old > > >> # yes | make delete-old-libs > > >> > > >> # reboot > > >> > > ... > > > I am more confused about "etcupdate -p". Both files put it after the > > kernel installation and reboot but before the installworld. The man page > > for etcupdate says that '-p' it should be run before "make buildworld" > and > > I have always followed the man pages. > > The man page of mergemaster says: > > -p Pre-buildworld mode. > " > > i.e. it must be run after installkernel and before installworld to > adjust the new /etc/group and /etc/master.passwd. After installworld > mergemaster > should be run (or etcupdate) without -p to adjust all the scripts below > /etc, /etc/rc.d/ ... I've used this procedure above for many years and > it always let me decide it I want the new or the old or deal later with > the diff of all these files. And so I did it yesterday and it worked fine > again. > > Will check the next time what etcupdate wants to do, because it seems > the sucsessor of mergemaster. > > matthias > > -- > Matthias Apitz, ✉ guru@unixarea.de, http://www.unixarea.de/ > +49-176-38902045 > Public GnuPG key: http://www.unixarea.de/key.pub > etcupdate is the successor to mergemaster. It is vastly better, but does have a learning curve when you first start using it. Also, it has quite a few commands that are seldom needed and I think that intimidates people a bit. Unless you understand a three-way merge, it is confusing. It's not complicated, but different from mergemster. (freebsd-update always has done a three-way merge.) I don't see how you get this from the man page. "Compares only files known to be essential to the success of {build|install}world, i.e., /etc/group and /etc/master.passwd. If it is potentially updating files that MIGHT be essential to a successful buildworld, running it after buildkernel seems quite wrong. At least I read {build|install}world as buildworld or installworld. -- Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer E-mail: rkoberman@gmail.com PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683 [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 9:12 AM Matthias Apitz <<a href="mailto:guru@unixarea.de">guru@unixarea.de</a>> wrote:</div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">El día lunes, agosto 07, 2023 a las 08:51:55a. m. -0700, Kevin Oberman escribió:<br> <br> > On Sun, Aug 6, 2023 at 9:51 AM Tim Kellers <<a href="mailto:smsdtv@gmail.com" target="_blank">smsdtv@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> > <br> > ><br> > ><br> > > On Aug 6, 2023, at 11:05 AM, Kevin Oberman <<a href="mailto:rkoberman@gmail.com" target="_blank">rkoberman@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> > ><br> > > <br> > > On Sat, Aug 5, 2023 at 10:51 PM Matthias Apitz <<a href="mailto:guru@unixarea.de" target="_blank">guru@unixarea.de</a>> wrote:<br> > ><br> > >> In the past I was used to use the following procedure to install a new<br> > >> kernel and world:<br> > >><br> > >> # cd /usr/src<br> > >> # make installkernel<br> > >> # shutdown -r now<br> > >><br> > >> boot -s from the loader prompt<br> > >><br> > >> # adjkerntz -i<br> > >> # mount -a -t ufs<br> > >> # mergemaster -p<br> > >> # cd /usr/src<br> > >> # make installworld<br> > >> # mergemaster<br> > >> # yes | make delete-old<br> > >> # yes | make delete-old-libs<br> > >><br> > >> # reboot<br> > >><br> > ...<br> <br> > I am more confused about "etcupdate -p". Both files put it after the<br> > kernel installation and reboot but before the installworld. The man page<br> > for etcupdate says that '-p' it should be run before "make buildworld" and<br> > I have always followed the man pages.<br> <br> The man page of mergemaster says:<br> <br> -p Pre-buildworld mode. <br></blockquote><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">"</span> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> <br> i.e. it must be run after installkernel and before installworld to<br> adjust the new /etc/group and /etc/master.passwd. After installworld mergemaster<br> should be run (or etcupdate) without -p to adjust all the scripts below<br> /etc, /etc/rc.d/ ... I've used this procedure above for many years and<br> it always let me decide it I want the new or the old or deal later with<br> the diff of all these files. And so I did it yesterday and it worked fine again.<br> <br> Will check the next time what etcupdate wants to do, because it seems<br> the sucsessor of mergemaster.<br> <br> matthias<br> <br> -- <br> Matthias Apitz, ✉ <a href="mailto:guru@unixarea.de" target="_blank">guru@unixarea.de</a>, <a href="http://www.unixarea.de/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.unixarea.de/</a>; +49-176-38902045<br> Public GnuPG key: <a href="http://www.unixarea.de/key.pub" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.unixarea.de/key.pub</a><br>; </blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">etcupdate is the successor to mergemaster. It is vastly better, but does have a learning curve when you first start using it. Also, it has quite a few commands that are seldom needed and I think that intimidates people a bit. Unless you understand a three-way merge, it is confusing. It's not complicated, but different from mergemster. (freebsd-update always has done a three-way merge.)<br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">I don't see how you get this from the man page. <br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">"Compares only files known to be<br> essential to the success of {build|install}world, i.e.,<br> /etc/group and /etc/master.passwd.</div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small" class="gmail_default">If it is potentially updating files that MIGHT be essential to a successful buildworld, running it after buildkernel seems quite wrong. At least I read {build|install}world as buildworld or installworld.<br></div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Kevin Oberman, Part time kid herder and retired Network Engineer<br>E-mail: <a href="mailto:rkoberman@gmail.com" target="_blank">rkoberman@gmail.com</a><br></div><div>PGP Fingerprint: D03FB98AFA78E3B78C1694B318AB39EF1B055683</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>help
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