On 21 Mar, Joe Gleason wrote: > cp /usr/obj/usr/src/i386/usr/bin/install-info /usr/bin > > If this is done after make buildworld and before installworld, it should > be groovy. > > The old version of install-info does not work correctly when doing > the installworld. This reminds me of the trouble I got after doing that. I had missed the notion that i neded to compile a new kernel first, so after doing this my /bin/sh's exec-ed by make started raining core-dumps on me. No need to say my install was pretty much screwed after that. The only thing still working was the shell I statred the make installworld from... Eventually I managed to get things working from the emergency holographic shell in the install boot floppies (Unfortunately I did install /bin first, which happily overwrote most of my /etc files). To prevent this in the future: Maybe it is an idea to test if the newly compiled versions of installation programs like sh, cp, mv, etc. actually do work in the current environment? That gives a good warning that something is going wrong, and it doesn't screw up your working OS. Now I suppose this doesn't *ensure* a correct install, but it does decrease the risks. Another suggestion: In sysinstall, make /bin and /etc two different install sets instead of the one that's in it now, so that installing just /bin to recover the programs you need doesn't erase your setup. -- Alban Hertroys http://wit401310.student.utwente.nl - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - This person has performed an illegal operation and will be shot down. To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
