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Date:      Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:27:24 -0800
From:      Marcel Moolenaar <xcllnt@mac.com>
To:        =?iso-8859-1?Q?Marc_L=F6rner?= <loerner@gmx.de>
Cc:        freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: mer
Message-ID:  <3A92639A-47A1-4EB8-953C-E21542E6F083@mac.com>
In-Reply-To: <20091217125422.205700@gmx.net>
References:  <20091217125422.205700@gmx.net>

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On Dec 17, 2009, at 4:54 AM, Marc L=F6rner wrote:

>> Recently, mergemaster on ia64 offers this after installworld:
>>=20
>>=20
>> *** The installed file /boot has the type "symbolic link"
>>   but the new version has the type "directory"
>>=20
>>   How would you like to handle this?
>>=20
>>   Use 'r' to remove /boot
>>   You will be able to install it as a "directory"
>>=20
>>   Use 'i' to ignore this
>>=20
>>   How to proceed? [i]
>>=20
>>=20
>> I think it didn't ask this question before.
>> Is this just a generic, non ia64 specific, question?
>> /boot on ia64 must be a symbolic link, right?
>=20
> This link was and is needed for ia64 for compliance with =
build/installkernel because ia64-kernel resides on the efi-partition.
>=20
> I think this was forgotten to implement for ia64's mergemaster.

Correct. It's also not possible to add /boot to IGNORE_FILES for
some reason. I tried that and it still complained. I guess it
only works for files and not directories.

--=20
Marcel Moolenaar
xcllnt@mac.com






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