On 3 October 2011 10:28, Michael Powell <[email protected]> wrote:
> wayne mitchell wrote: > > > hey > > just tried to update a system using 'csup' > > current system is: 8.1 RELEASE on a amd machine (amd64 GENERIC kernel) > > tried downloading the CURRENT branch ( tag=. ) > > when running "make buildworld" > > get an exit with error at /usr/lib/libmagic > > system gives various warnings about unknown file types and incorrect > > variable bounds > > then exits with error 1 - 'cannot find any magic files' > > > > tried this again with ( tag=RELENG_8 ) - exact same problem > > tried this again with ( tag=RELENG_8.2 ) - exact same problem > > > > also tried "make buildworld" in multi-user -and- single-user > > > > where should i expect to find any magic files on the system tree ? > > thanks > > I wouldn't worry about this. Be better to find out what is wrong. It is > unclear exactly what you are trying to achieve, so I'll try some crystal- > ball gazing. Going from 8.1 to HEAD might actually be broken at any one > given point in time. Not always, but the possibility exists. If you are > dead > set on this, read the -CURRENT list for hints on breakage. > > If you are trying to set up a server for use in some form of stable > environment I would suggest not using -CURRENT, but rather consider the > security branch of either 8.1-RELEASE or 8.2-RELEASE. The csup tags are > RELENG_8_1 and RELENG_8_2 respectively. Example supfile: > > *default host=cvsup.nl.freebsd.org > *default base=/usr > *default prefix=/usr > *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_8_2 > *default delete use-rel-suffix compress > src-all > > Then cd to /usr/obj and do rm -rf *. This will remove leftovers of previous > failed build attempts. Once this is cleaned up and you have the correct > source (such as 8.2-RELEASE security branch), then just cd /usr/src and > kick > off the dance with a make buildworld. > > I just updated 9 machines from 8.2 to the 8.2 security branch and > experienced zero trouble. I can't speak to whether -CURRENT will build, as > my boxen are for production use and not for development work. If you > continue to have a problem trying to update to RELENG_8_2 you are doing > something wrong. > > -Mike > > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > [email protected]" > you might consider releng_9 as well as the next major release is on the verge of going out. Releng_9 will currently give you beta3 of 9.0-release. I have been using 9 for a while now as have many others and it has proven to be a very stable platform. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
