On 09/08/2023 08:22, Kevin Oberman wrote:
I don't see how you get this from the man page.
"Compares only files known to be
essential to the success of {build|install}world, i.e.,
/etc/group and /etc/master.passwd.
If it is potentially updating files that MIGHT be essential to a
successful buildworld, running it after buildkernel seems quite wrong.
At least I read {build|install}world as buildworld or installworld.
Correct me if I am wrong but AFAIK etcupdate -p (or mergemaster -p)
updates entries in [master.]passwd and group which are only needed to
install new files with the right owner and group set, not to build these
files. (installkernel installs everything ass root:wheel)
Also Makefile contains this steps where mergemaster -p should be run
after installkernel and reboot:
2. `make buildworld'
3. `make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE' (default is GENERIC).
4. `make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE' (default is GENERIC).
[steps 3. & 4. can be combined by using the "kernel" target]
5. `reboot' (in single user mode: boot -s from the loader prompt).
6. `mergemaster -p'
7. `make installworld'
And man page for etcpupdate -p has this:
-p Enable “pre-world” mode. Only merge changes to files
that are necessary to successfully run ‘make
installworld’ or ‘make installkernel
Kind regards
Miroslav Lachman
