Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 12:23:05 +0000 (GMT) From: Wayne M Barnes <stabilizer@klentaq1.emergingtech.org> To: mvergall@mail.double-barrel.be, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Build of 3.1-STABLE failing? (fwd) Message-ID: <199903201223.MAA11206@klentaq1.emergingtech.org>
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Dear Michael,
For some unaccountable reason, the /usr/src/Makefile does
not contain, in the list of "user-driven targets", the one you
need. Despite several messages to this list, whoever keeps
up that makefile refuses to put in the line
# upgrade - upgrade your 2.2.8 system to the new ELF way and boot blocks
You should do a 'make upgrade'. Watch out for your commands
w, passwd, and send-pr dying or becoming inoperative, because
of incomplete adaptation to 16-letter usernames.
If you really want to upgrade, start over with a blank drive,
and save yourself a lot of time.
Wayne M Barnes stabilizer@klentaq1.emergingtech.org
----- Forwarded message from Dag-Erling Smorgrav -----
To: "Michael C. Vergallen" <mvergall@mail.double-barrel.be>
Cc: Mike Meyer <mwm@phone.net>, stable@FreeBSD.ORG
"Michael C. Vergallen" <mvergall@mail.double-barrel.be> writes:
> On Fri, 19 Mar 1999, Mike Meyer wrote:
> > Um - are you sure? I'm running 3.1-STABLE already - just a bit behind
> > the times. Normally, to update, I do a "make update", then a "make"
> > and "make install".
> I allways do it like this... However I'm still using 2.8 I should recieve
> 3.1 soon... However it does not make sence to me that they have changed
> the way the update process works..if they did I will have to update a lot
> off scripts before I put 3.1 into production...
The correct way to update a FreeBSD system from source is, and has
always¹ been 'make world' or 'make buildworld && make installworld'
(the two forms are equivalent), followed by a manual (or automated,
e.g. with the mergemaster port) update of the /etc directory. 'make'
followed by 'make install' will *not* work.
¹ for as long as I've used FreeBSD, that is
DES
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Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@flood.ping.uio.no
----- End of forwarded message from Dag-Erling Smorgrav -----
Wayne M Barnes stabilizer@klentaq1.emergingtech.org
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