Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2003 17:34:01 +1000 From: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au> To: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> Cc: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Who is responsible for the install check goo in Makefile.inc1 Message-ID: <20030730173400.H18842@freebsd1.cimlogic.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20030730072442.GA37041@sunbay.com>; from ru@FreeBSD.org on Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 10:24:42AM %2B0300 References: <20030730113026.B18842@freebsd1.cimlogic.com.au> <20030730021209.0461F2A7EA@canning.wemm.org> <20030730072442.GA37041@sunbay.com>
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On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 10:24:42AM +0300, Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > I'm regularly upgrading 4.0-RELEASE to 5.x-CURRENT to check that > the upgrade path wasn't broken, and this check comes very handy. > I wouldn't object though if it was done using kern.osreldate. > > I'd happily test any patches in this direction for you, John. Thanks. Since Peter made the change, I'd like to wait for him to comment on the code I sent him that would avoid the core dump. I think that running sh as a final check is valid, but I'd like to see a 'probable' case checked first and an message printed accordingly before making the core dump as a last resort (in favour of shooting the whole foot off - one toe is better than the whole foot!). -- John Birrell
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