can't build kernel [with CONFIG this time]

/dev/null null at dnswatch.com
Thu Apr 28 15:45:10 PDT 2005


>> > Sounds like maybe something involved with make(1) itself got
>> > corrupted.  Rare, but it happens.  Reinstalling the base system
>> > would probably help (just do a "binary upgrade" -- you don't need
>> > to reinstall the whole system).
>> >
>> Really?! I'll _gladly_ give that a shot and see what I get.
>
> One of the committers already responded and said that things will
> probably work if you just clean out the previous build first.

Doesn't "make buildworld" run an rm -r(f) to cleanse any previous
attempts to build world?
or did you mean the message I got suggesting a "rm -fr /usr/obj?

>
>> *Thank you* for the reply.
>
> I saw no one else had after a couple of days, so I took a guess.
> And then I got corrected.  Sometimes the best way to get information
> on the net is to post wrong information and wait to be told you're
> wrong.

Greatly appreciated. I haven't gotten a chance that was long enough to
attempt an upgrade yet. But should be able before the day is over.
>
> Good luck.

Thanks

>
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