> On May 31, 2023, at 2:06 AM, Dimitry Andric <d...@freebsd.org> wrote: > > On 31 May 2023, at 01:07, Enji Cooper <yaneurab...@gmail.com > <mailto:yaneurab...@gmail.com>> wrote:
…
>> That’s a fair point, however, given that this follows the standard
>> installation workflow…
>> 1. etcupdate pre-run.
>> 2. install kernel
>> 3. reboot
>> 4. make installworld
>> 5. etcupdate post-run
>> … this could surprise end-users. In particular, the C++ compiler will be
>> broken between step 1 and step 4.
>
> How so? The deletion of the old __string file is done as part of
> installworld, i.e. in step 4, not in any of the earlier steps. The only case
> where you can have problems is when you start installworld, let it run until
> it has completed its distrib-cleanup target, and then interrupt it before it
> can install the new headers.
No wait — you’re right. The directories aren’t created until “make
installworld” is run so this is a short-lived issue — it impacts folks who run
“make hierarchy” out of band, but we’re an extreme exception, not the norm.
Thanks for helping me figure this out :).
Cheers,
-Enji
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