5.x, mergemaster dying due to problem w/ "mtree -eU ..."

[Parv]

in message <20051005222338.GA46058 at holestein.holy.cow>,
wrote Parv thusly...
>
> in message <790a9fff0510050925s18b7fb21rca33eeb2bf4fec6b at mail.gmail.com>,
> wrote Scot Hetzel thusly...
> >
> > On 10/5/05, Parv <parv at pair.com> wrote:
> ...
> > >  mtree -eU  -f /misc/src-5/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist -p /var/tmp/temproot/
> > >  mtree:No such file or directory
> > >  *** Error code 1

[ OP notes that /usr/src is symlinked to elsewhere ]

> > Not sure if I had run accros this problem when I move my source
> > directory from /usr/src to /usr/src/5x.  But I added:
> > 
> > SOURCEDIR='/usr/src/5x/etc'
> > 
> > to /etc/mergemaster.rc.
> 
> I will try your suggestion, and report back.

I tried it in *multiuser* mode.  Regardless of /etc/mergemaster.rc,
mergemaster worked w/o any problems.

I will try using /etc/mergemaster.rc in single user mode when i will
get the opportunity.  I doubt that mergemaster will get past the mtree
error there.


  - Parv

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