Date: Fri, 01 Jan 2021 15:20:29 -0800 From: Chris <bsd-lists@bsdforge.com> To: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: etcupdate failed to build new tree Message-ID: <808d450f0d475b8bf9c46021d33105c6@bsdforge.com> In-Reply-To: <c8ed98ef-8324-5a3a-b4ba-850c669b5080@gmail.com> References: <c8ed98ef-8324-5a3a-b4ba-850c669b5080@gmail.com>
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On 2021-01-01 11:01, Graham Perrin wrote: > At what should have been the end of my first upgrade since the transition to > git: > > cd /usr/src/freebsd-current && make installworld && etcupdate > > 𠄴– concluded with a successful installworld, then a few lines about scanning > and > skipping certificates, then: > >> Failed to build new tree. > > I see the manual page for etcupdate(8) but I'm not sure how to proceed. > > ---- > > I did try `mergemaster -p` and somehow (!) ended up with an empty > `/etc/group` > file. Dug myself out of that hole, I'll prefer to continue using etcupdate. For years now I have always initiated a simple failsafe # cp -Rp /etc /eetc prior to (build|install) (world|kernel) because you just never know. ;-) Happy 20201! --Chris
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