Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 10:19:55 -0800 From: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/74231: Conflicting information on mergemaster -p Message-ID: <20041122181955.GA20652@odin.ac.hmc.edu> In-Reply-To: <200411221350.iAMDocWH099053@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200411221350.iAMDocWH099053@freefall.freebsd.org>
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--Qxx1br4bt0+wmkIi Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 01:50:38PM +0000, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > The following reply was made to PR docs/74231; it has been noted by GNATS. >=20 > From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> > To: Brian Candler <b.candler@pobox.com> > Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: docs/74231: Conflicting information on mergemaster -p > Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 15:37:38 +0200 >=20 > On 2004-11-22 10:18, Brian Candler <b.candler@pobox.com> wrote: > > > > Make it clear where mergemaster -p should be done in the entire proces= s: > > is it ever required before buildworld, or only before installworld? > =20 > AFAIK, mergemaster -p is only needed before installworld. The makefile > `magic' of the build process is smart enough to handle the buildworld > stage without mergemaster's help. > =20 > I could be wrong, but I have been running mergemaster -p only before > installworld, while in single-user mode, for years now. I don't recall > any problems with that. This is correct. mergemaster -p is there to merge the pieces needed for install world (usually users and groups need for install or mtree runs). -- Brooks --=20 Any statement of the form "X is the one, true Y" is FALSE. PGP fingerprint 655D 519C 26A7 82E7 2529 9BF0 5D8E 8BE9 F238 1AD4 --Qxx1br4bt0+wmkIi Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBoi3LXY6L6fI4GtQRAtuWAKCIkKTiqPEneQDgEfA73iYzHjrRBwCeMtXo BmH2NZA3kE3qa0X9AX43OYQ= =TSJZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Qxx1br4bt0+wmkIi--
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