can't make installworld

[Ian Lepore]

On Wed, 2018-08-01 at 14:41 +0000, Glen Barber wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 01, 2018 at 10:29:18AM -0400, AN wrote:
> > 
> > FreeBSD BSD12 12.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 12.0-CURRENT #16 r335386: Tue
> > Jun
> > 19 19:57:51 EDT 2018
> > root at BSD12:/usr/obj/usr/src/amd64.amd64/sys/MYKERNEL  amd64
> > 
> > # cat /etc/master.passwd | grep ntp
> > ntpd:*:123:123::0:0:NTP Daemon:/var/db/ntp:/usr/sbin/nologin
> > 
> > 
> > # cat /etc/group | grep ntp
> > ntpd:*:123:
> > 
> This is a particularly annoying problem since 20180719.
> 

It's not a problem at all, we are just in one of the rare times when
you actually have to follow the recommended update procedure exactly,
without shortcuts. In particular, you cannot skip the pre-world
"mergemaster -p" step as described in the handbook or at the bottom of
UPDATING.

-- Ian

> > 
> > 
> > # svnlite info
> > Path: .
> > Working Copy Root Path: /usr/src
> > URL: svn://svn.freebsd.org/base/head
> > Relative URL: ^/head
> > Repository Root: svn://svn.freebsd.org/base
> > Repository UUID: ccf9f872-aa2e-dd11-9fc8-001c23d0bc1f
> > Revision: 337003
> > Node Kind: directory
> > Schedule: normal
> > Last Changed Author: manu
> > Last Changed Rev: 337000
> > Last Changed Date: 2018-07-31 15:14:52 -0400 (Tue, 31 Jul 2018)
> > 
> > 
> > For several days I have been trying to update the world without
> > success.  In single user mode, trying to make installworld I get
> > the
> > following:
> > 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Installworld check
> > ...
> > Required tool true not found in path.
> > 
> > 
> > Any idea how to fix this?
> What does your $PATH contain?
> 
> Glen
>