Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 08:37:17 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: "Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P." <kdk@daleco.biz> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Lost am I (FreeBSD4.10) Message-ID: <20041121083717.GA10264@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <419FBC99.6020706@daleco.biz> References: <20041120041906.13F5C164002@ws1-4.us4.outblaze.com> <20041120085828.GA73238@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> <419FBC99.6020706@daleco.biz>
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--UlVJffcvxoiEqYs2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Nov 20, 2004 at 03:52:25PM -0600, Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wro= te: > Matthew Seaman wrote: >=20 > >On Fri, Nov 19, 2004 at 11:19:05PM -0500, gazwacker the kazmaster wrote: > >>Annoyed am I. For mine computer hath been tampered upon by a fool > >>which hath deleted mine "/usr/share" folder. I have the > >>installation CD, now how would I re-install my purloined portfolio? > >>(If no one knows how to do that, a copy of the "/usr/share/misc/termcap= "=20 > >>file would suffice) > >Grab the system sources via cvsup, and do a 'make world' cycle as > >described here: > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html > > > >and here > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/makeworld.h= tml > > > >That will reinstall the contents of /usr/share along with all of the > >rest of the system -- sure, it's a sledge hammer, but it will crack > >this nut very effectively. Nb. you should always compile a new kernel > >to go with the new system -- having kernel and world out of synch > >tends to cause a number of oddities of behaviour in the system. > Lo! A large hammer indeed. >=20 > Might not he simply changeth to /usr/src/share (if he indeed hath > such) and typest "make install" as root? Possibly. Although I have no idea whether that will actually work or not. Or if it will provide the complete contents of /usr/share -- better to spend some time now and be sure of the result than find things mysteriously broken someway down the line. Hmmm... one point I should comment on: I said to grab the system sources by cvsup(1), but you could also just install them from the release CD. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK --UlVJffcvxoiEqYs2 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFBoFO9iD657aJF7eIRArC5AJ9ywcbw+mjs1hwmBU3nPLN0qSWmHgCffrGb M5oeHSvYMFev7GO5bAaIalA= =cRF+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --UlVJffcvxoiEqYs2--
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