Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 14:40:01 -0400 (EDT) From: hometeam <hometeam@techpower.net> To: Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@math.missouri.edu> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Suggestion for make world Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9905161439200.10670-100000@techpower.net> In-Reply-To: <373F1072.E4425E39@math.missouri.edu>
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well there at the end will be errors if it fails look at the end of the
log.
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On Sun, 16 May 1999, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:
> Yes, that is exactly what I was doing - I have a log file - the only
> thing is, when I look at it, it is not immediately obvious from looking
> at it that the make buildworld/installworld has finished, and has
> not otherwise been interupted.
>
> hometeam wrote:
> >
> > Try using a log that will tell you. Also you can resume from there after
> > fixing the error should one occur. Also Nik Clayton has an site on making
> > world . check it out...
> > http://www.nothing-going-on.demon.co.uk/FreeBSD/make-world/make-world.html
> >
> > Excellent source of info...
> >
> >
> > --/The human mind ordinarily operates at only ten percent of its capacity --
> > the rest is overhead for the operating system.\--
> > --/System Administrator support@techpower.net\--
> >
> > On Sun, 16 May 1999, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:
> >
> > > I have a suggested change for make world that would be easy for anyone
> > > who knows what they are doing to add.
> > >
> > > It would help me a lot if the last thing that make world did was to
> > > print:
> > >
> > > make world finished
> > >
> > > Similarly for make buildworld and make installworld. I notice that
> > > make World for XFree86 has this.
> > >
> > > The reason it would help me is because I start a make buildworld, then
> > > I leave the computer for a while (typically go to sleep as I do it at
> > > night). Well, for some reason when I get back to it the computer has
> > > rebooted or has been switched off - many reasons - brownouts, wife switches
> > > it off, system panics (yes I had those a couple of times). In all those
> > > times I fairly sure that my make buildworld/make installworld finished,
> > > but it would be nice to be absolutely sure.
> > >
> > > Thanks, Stephen
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Stephen Montgomery-Smith stephen@math.missouri.edu
> > > 307 Math Science Building stephen@showme.missouri.edu
> > > Department of Mathematics stephen@missouri.edu
> > > University of Missouri-Columbia
> > > Columbia, MO 65211
> > > USA
> > >
> > > Phone (573) 882 4540
> > > Fax (573) 882 1869
> > >
> > > http://math.missouri.edu/~stephen
> > >
> > >
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> Stephen Montgomery-Smith stephen@math.missouri.edu
> 307 Math Science Building stephen@showme.missouri.edu
> Department of Mathematics stephen@missouri.edu
> University of Missouri-Columbia
> Columbia, MO 65211
> USA
>
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> Fax (573) 882 1869
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