Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2000 22:18:15 -0700 From: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> To: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> Cc: Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com>, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: oddness with new bootblock sources. Message-ID: <39BB1997.2781E494@elischer.org> References: <200009092246.PAA06004@mass.osd.bsdi.com>
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Mike Smith wrote:
>
> > > Robert Nordier wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Julian Elischer wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > with newly CVSup'd sources (I cannot compile the bootblocks..)
> > > > > (also with everything checked out to PRE_SMPNG)
> > > > >
> > > > > It get's the following error:
> > > >
> > > > > /usr/obj/usr/src/sys/boot/i386/loader/../libi386/libi386.a(pxe.o): In
> > > > > function `
> > > > > pxe_enable':
> > > > > pxe.o(.text+0x552): undefined reference to `nfs_root_node'
> > > >
> > > > You need to build and install libstand first.
> > >
> > > I think this should go in UPDATING
> >
> > No. You should have built the world, not just the loader.
it was a neccesary step for me to just do teh boot related stuff
before I could do make world (special local conditions).
The situation is now fine since I was told about libstand.
>
> Sorry, I should have been more clear here. There was a window a few
> hours wide in which it was possible that the world might not build if the
> loader was built before libstand was installed. This is no longer a
> problem.
>
> A standalone build of the loader has always been dependant on the
> installed version of libstand. This doesn't qualify as
> UPDATING fodder.
Personally I think it could have rated a few words on the end
of the annoncement that was already there that told you
to make new bootblocks.
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