Re: Etcupdate runtime has more than doubled....Why?

On Wed, Apr 01, 2026 at 11:00:56AM -0700, Mark Millard wrote:
> > 
> 
> etcupdate has the option:
> 
> 
> -B            Do not build generated files in a private object tree.
>               Instead, reuse the generated files from a previously built
>               object tree that matches the source tree.  This can be
>               useful to avoid gratuitous conflicts in sendmail(8)
>               configuration files when bootstrapping.  It can also be
>               useful for building a tarball that matches a specific
>               world build.
> 
> 
> So, if one already has the required context, its use might be relevant.
> Of course, without the proper context, it should not be used.
> 
> What was the context-status and use vs. not for -B ?

There's only one /usr/obj on the system.

The buildworld command used was
make -j3   KERNCONF=GENERIC  TARGET=arm TARGET_ARCH=armv7 buildworld
and the etcupdate command following buildworld was
etcupdate -p

After installing world and kernel, etcupdate runs again as
etcupdate

Might using etcupdate -B in the second invocation be a remedy?

Thanks for writing!

bob prohaska