Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 19:11:02 -0600 From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1011575462.84775a@mired.org> To: Ray Kohler <rkohler1@cox.rr.com> Cc: "alexus" <ml@db.nexgen.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvsup/make Message-ID: <15428.54054.257888.68770@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <064a81655220f12FE7@mail7.mgfairfax.rr.com> References: <75765809@toto.iv> <15428.36920.115486.220565@guru.mired.org> <200201152322.g0FNM9923567@blackbox.pacbell.net> <064a81655220f12FE7@mail7.mgfairfax.rr.com>
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Ray Kohler <rkohler1@cox.rr.com> types: > On Tuesday 15 January 2002 03:25 pm, Mike Meyer wrote: > > alexus <ml@db.nexgen.com> types: > > > is there a way to after i did cvsup stable-cvsupfile to do make > > > just only whatever was downloaded from cvsup instead of the > > > whole thing all over again? > > Not reliably. That's why the documented method is to do the whole > > thing all over again. [...] > > Be warned: [...] > > installed. If you have any problems *at all* after updating via > > "make install", do a "make world" to build the system with the > > proper toolset before bothering to report it. > I just wanted to point out (to both the asker and the answerer) > that this "make install" thing is certainly not a supported thing > to do (i. e., you can do it if you want but if Weird Things Happen > then most people will just say "I told you so.") That's only half correct. "make install" isn't a supported way to upgrade your system. However, it's a supported way to rebuild and install userland after you go through and make changes to various parts of the system (*). > No rudeness/pedantry intended, but I couldn't think of a "nice" way > to say it and I was virtually gasping in horror at someone being > advised to do the equivalent of "voiding the warranty." I don't think you were either. In fact, I like "voiding the warranty" as a description of what this does. That's why I provided the warning about "if you do this and something breaks, do it the supported way before reporting it." I wouldn't have provided that advise if they hadn't asked about methods other than the one covered by the warranty. <mike *) Changing system sources on your own also "voids your warranty", of course -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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