On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 06:21:35AM -0600, Matt Meola wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 11:21:49PM -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 03:29:54PM -0400, Raoul Schroeder wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am brand-new to CVS updating, so I looked into the handbook and tried to
> > > find out more. Downloading the CVS (from 1pm EDT) was not a problem,
> > > compiling was. I am updating from 4.1R (yes, yes, I waited that long).
> >
> > This is a known bootstrap error in updating from 4.1-R-era sources. I
> > don't know if anyone is looking at fixing it; in the meantime the
> > easiest way to upgrade is probably to do a binary upgrade.
>
> Have you checked the archives? If the lists at FreeBSD.org "aren't
> available", try www.geocrawler.com...
>
> The upshot of it all is that 'basename.o' needs to be compiled and added to
> /usr/lib/libc.a manually. From there, everything will go just fine.
Unless you screw up the change and leave your system non-workable :-)
This is a "some assembly required" fix and therefore not suitable for
all users..for those who know what they're doing, this will work.
Kris
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