can't make installworld

[AN]

Glen:

On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 10:49 AM, Glen Barber <gjb at freebsd.org> wrote:
> Hmm, gross.  :(
>
> Was there a previous error during a prior installworld attempt?
>
> As a quick workaround regarding this particular binary missing, you
> could:
>
>  # make -C /usr/src/usr.bin/true install

This worked and allowed installworld to finish successfully.


> If that fails, please reply with the list in CC, as there may be
> something more serious going on here.
>
> Glen
>
> On Wed, Aug 01, 2018 at 10:45:17AM -0400, AN wrote:
>> Hey Glen:
>>
>> Thanks for the reply.
>>
>> PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/root/bin
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 10:41 AM, Glen Barber <gjb at freebsd.org> 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.
>> >
>> >>
>> >> # 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
>> >


Thanks for your help and quick response.