Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2002 12:03:02 -0700 From: Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.org> To: Geraint A Edwards <gedge@serf.org> Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sysinstall hard links Message-ID: <3D289066.F5FBB2D7@FreeBSD.org> References: <20020707134417.GA18082@cymru.serf.org>
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Geraint A Edwards wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm fairly new to the world of upgrading, but (I think) I have
> noticed something odd (though, I'm not sure if it's significant).
>
> On a handful of occasions, I've followed the handbook to upgrade
> to STABLE, even to the later point (after 'make installworld'
> and 'mergemaster') of
> cd /usr/src/release/sysinstall
> make all install
> but have noticed that the contents of /stand is not what I
> expected: all files hard linked to the same binary:
Ok, this is going to sound harsh, but I don't intend it that way.
A) This question is for -questions, not -stable.
B) This topic is covered at great length in the mail archives. Please
learn how to use them, and try them first before posting a question to
the list.
C) Hint: What you're describing is by design, and /stand is not updated
as part of the make {build|install}world process.
Good luck,
Doug
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