From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 25 09:45:51 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07C8916A419 for ; Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:45:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kris@FreeBSD.org) Received: from weak.local (pointyhat.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::2b]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5A06C13C455; Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:45:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kris@FreeBSD.org) Message-ID: <47494455.4010509@FreeBSD.org> Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:45:57 +0100 From: Kris Kennaway User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (Macintosh/20071031) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: tundra@tundraware.com References: <47493871.9050006@tundraware.com> In-Reply-To: <47493871.9050006@tundraware.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: Dreaded '__mb_sb_limit' Error And What To Do About It X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:45:51 -0000 Tim Daneliuk wrote: > On one of my FBSD 6-STABLE machines, I have the system cvsup the latest > sources nightly and rebuild (but not install) the system and all > relevant kernels. Every week or so, I go to single user and > install what was last built (assuming the build worked OK). > > My last such venture was on 11-20-2007 without problems. > > Tonight, I tried to do this again, and immediately got hit with > the libexec '_mb_sb_limit' symbol missing problem. I fell back > to the 11-20-2007 system image, and all is once again well. > > So, here's my question. Is this a temporary problem that will be > resolved at some point before 6.3 is released, or do I have have to > rebuild the entire system applications set to get new binaries that > don't depend on this symbol? Also, if it is going to be fixed, how > will I know it has been before trying another update like this again? See discussion on freebsd-stable Kris > > TIA, > > P.S. Rebuilding the apps on this system would be a REAL pain. Here's > hoping the fine FBSD developers can find it within themselves to > make this symbol once again appear so old binaries will run unchanged.