Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 08:31:01 -0800 (PST) From: "Edmund L. Wong" <bacchuswng@yahoo.com> To: richardcoleman@mindspring.com, Brent Jones <brent@santafe.edu> Cc: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Subject: Re: signal 12's everywhere on Current with update this morning. Message-ID: <20031114163101.91761.qmail@web41005.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <3FB501D5.50005@mindspring.com>
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Could someone bring me up to speed on this thread? I just joined current and I also updated this morning and have all kinds of issues. THanks, Ed --- Richard Coleman <richardcoleman@mindspring.com> wrote: > Someone just needs to bring the build(7) man page up > to date with the > handbook. > > Also, I noticed that build(7) still lists the > "installmost" build > target. I believe that was removed. > > I would file a PR except that my man pages always > suck. > > Richard Coleman > richardcoleman@mindspring.com > > Brent Jones wrote: > > > If this is true, perhaps the "build" man page > should be updated. Here's > > what the man page has to say on the topic: > > > > The ``approved'' method of updating your > system from the latest > > sources > > is: > > > > make buildworld > > make buildkernel KERNCONF=FOO > > make installkernel KERNCONF=FOO > > make installworld > > mergemaster > > > > After running these commands a system reboot > is required... > > > > This gives the impression that you're safe running > all the builds > > without rebooting, especially as the word > "approved" is used. > > > > Brent > > > > On Nov 13, 2003, at 11:18 PM, M. Warner Losh > wrote: > > > >> In message: <3FB3BB9A.8080703@despammed.com> > >> Uwe Laverenz <laverenz@despammed.com> > writes: > >> : eculp@encontacto.net schrieb: > >> : > >> : > Uwe, do you have any remote machines? I'm > wondering what the correct > >> : > sequence would be to update and reboot them. > >> : > >> : I would suggest to do it this way: > >> : > >> : 1. make buildworld > >> : 2. make kernel KERNCONF=<YOURCONF> > >> : 3. *reboot* (with new kernel and old userland) > >> > >> Into single user... > >> > >> : 4. make installworld > >> : 5. mergemaster > >> : 6. *reboot* > >> > >> This is the order that's recommended in UPDATING > since 3.something. > >> > >> Warner > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ===== edmund l wong assistant staff : mit lincoln lab cs/ece alumni : carnegie mellon ewong@alumni.cmu.edu http://www.edmundlwong.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree
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