On 2011/11/19 at 19:24, Alexander Best <[email protected]> wrote: > > hi there, > just stumbled upon this little detail: > > 1) have "/" mounted read-only > 2) 'make buildkernel' > 3) 'make installkernel && echo "success"' > -> this will fail > 4) 'mount -uw /' > 5) 'make installkernel && echo "success"' > -> this will succeed > 6) 'mount -ur /' > 7) 'make installkernel && echo "success"' > -> this will succeed. why?
According to mount(8), 'mount -ur /' will fail if / is already mounted read-write with any files currently opened by some processes. I think this might be your case. > > cheers. > alex > ................ -- If you've got them by the balls, their hearts and minds will follow. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-toolchain To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
