On Tuesday 28 February 2006 09:02, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > On 2006-02-28 08:48, "Donald J. O'Neill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tuesday 28 February 2006 05:46, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: > > > Until you are satisfied that everything works without any > > > problems at all, please don't use scripts to run the builds. > > > > > > For instance, your script above lacks a call to ``mergemaster > > > -p'' before the ``make buildworld'' step, which may be necessary. > > > > That's a call to 'script' to run, telling it where to put the > > resulting text file. While it is running, commands are given and > > executed. Later, if something goes wrong, or you saw something you > > want to check on, you have a record of what happened that you can > > look at, and pass on to others, if needed. > > > > Could you explain the logic of running mergemaster -p, when you > > have nothing to run it on. /usr/obj was blown away at the beginning > > of the buildworld sequence. What are you going to check at that > > point? Please take a look at the handbook for the sequence that > > things should occur in. I would say look at /usr/src/UPDATING, but > > their sequence doesn't include installing the kernel anymore. > > On 2006-02-28 09:52, Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > He means to run mergemaster -p before make installworld, as in the > > instructions quoted at the top of this email and in > > /usr/src/UPDATING. Also, the documented sequence *does* include > > installing the kernel, so I don't know what you mean there either. > > Yes, thanks Kris. > > Sorry for the buildworld/installworld confusion. I meant right > before 'make installworld'. > > There are cases where 'installworld' will try to chown files to a > newly added system account (i.e. `_dhcp'), but will fail, leaving a > half-installed system if you don't run ``mergemaster -p'' before > ``installworld''. > > This is why I suggested *avoiding* a scripted, unattended build and > install cycle, until the OP who started this thread is comfortable > that his builds and installs are indeed going to succeed.
I knew where to do it, I hoped you did, but the OP might not and try to do it where you said. I agree with you on running a script. What I told the OP to do was run script and do things inside there. After I sent my response off, I took another look at what Kristian had written and decided I misunderstood what you had said. Sorry, I agree with you to not run it in a script, however, I do think he should run the program 'script' and do things from there, to at least have something to refer to when things go wrong. They will go wrong. Don _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
