7.0-PRERELEASE installworld fails

[Chris]

On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:44:45 +0300
Boris Samorodov <bsam at ipt.ru> wrote:

> On Sun, 6 Jan 2008 03:38:16 -0800 (PST) Unga wrote:
> 
> > --- Boris Samorodov <bsam at ipt.ru> wrote:
> 
> > > > > This may be an overkill but should do the job:
> > > > > # rm -r /usr/src /usr/obj
> > > > > <restore sources>
> > > > > # cd /usr/src
> > > > > # make buildworld
> > > > > # make kernel
> > > > > # mergemaster -p
> > > > > # make installworld
> > > > > # mergemaster -i
> > > 
> 
> > I did above but its still the same story, installworld
> > fails:
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > >>> Installing everything
> > --------------------------------------------------------------
> > cd /usr/src; make -f Makefile.inc1 install
> > ===> share/info (install)
> > ===> lib (install)
> > ===> lib/csu/i386-elf (install)
> > cc -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe 
> > -I/usr/src/lib/csu/i386-elf/../common  -I/usr
> > /src/lib/csu/i386-elf/../../libc/include
> > -Wsystem-headers -Wall -Wno-format-y2k
> > -W -Wno-unused-parameter -Wstrict-prototypes
> > -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arit
> > h -Wreturn-type -Wcast-qual -Wwrite-strings -Wswitch
> > -Wshadow -Wcast-align -Wunu
> > sed-parameter -Wchar-subscripts -Winline
> > -Wnested-externs -Wredundant-decls -Wno
> > -pointer-sign -c /usr/src/lib/csu/i386-elf/crt1.c
> > /usr/src/lib/csu/i386-elf/crt1.c:33:20: error:
> > stdlib.h: No such file or directory
> 
> 
> > The only difference what I did compared to your steps:
> 
> Please, do just what I suggested and see if it helps.
> 
> > 1. After download sources, rebooted to single-user
> 
> Single-user mode is not necessary here.
> 
> > mode, adjkerntz -i (as my CMOS is set to local time),
> > fsck -p, mount -u /, mount -a, swapon -a,
> 
> This is not needed at all (but seems to be harmless).
> 
> > /usr/local/bin/bash and follow your steps until make
> 
> Ah, don't use bash here (upgrade/build OS). Use standard shells.
> 
> > kernel (in fact, instead make kernel what I did was:
> > kernel-toolchain, buildkernel and installkernel)
> 
> > 2. After installkernel, I rebooted to single-user mode
> > with the new kernel, adjkerntz -i, fsck -p, mount -u
> > /, mount -a, swapon -a,
> 
> Those steps are needed at long jumps and should be harmless
> here.
> 
> > /usr/local/bin/bash and follow
> 
> Don't use bash here.
> 
> > your steps until make installworld.
> 
> > Before execute every step, I checked system time with
> > date, they were all local time.
> 
> There is no need to check it. Just don't touch time while OS
> building/installing.
> 
> > Have I deviated too much than you specified?
> 
> Yep.
> 
> > or is it
> > essentially the same?
> 
> No.
> 
> > Am I supposed to reboot with the
> > new kernel after make kernel?
> 
> Seems to be "yes" only for very long jumps. Actually I never had to
> do it myself.
> 
> > What else I could do to identify the cause?
> 
> ;-) Please, do just what I suggested.
> 
> 
> WBR

Dropping into single user mode is pointless if the device he's
upgrading does not serv more then one user (himself only).

Additionally - mergemasted can be skipped if the Op does not have
custom tweaks to files in /etc.

However, the above statement is untrue if upgrading from  versions, IE:
6 -> 7


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Best regards,
Chris

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