From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 22 18:20:30 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BE3116A4CE for ; Mon, 22 Nov 2004 18:20:30 +0000 (GMT) Received: from odin.ac.hmc.edu (Odin.AC.HMC.Edu [134.173.32.75]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4239043D54 for ; Mon, 22 Nov 2004 18:20:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from brdavis@odin.ac.hmc.edu) Received: from odin.ac.hmc.edu (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by odin.ac.hmc.edu (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id iAMIJtfP024347; Mon, 22 Nov 2004 10:19:55 -0800 Received: (from brdavis@localhost) by odin.ac.hmc.edu (8.13.0/8.13.0/Submit) id iAMIJt5h024346; Mon, 22 Nov 2004 10:19:55 -0800 Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 10:19:55 -0800 From: Brooks Davis To: Giorgos Keramidas Message-ID: <20041122181955.GA20652@odin.ac.hmc.edu> References: <200411221350.iAMDocWH099053@freefall.freebsd.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="Qxx1br4bt0+wmkIi" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200411221350.iAMDocWH099053@freefall.freebsd.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=8.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on odin.ac.hmc.edu cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/74231: Conflicting information on mergemaster -p X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 18:20:30 -0000 --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 > To: Brian Candler > 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 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--