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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