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

[Parv]

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
> >
> >  Stop in /misc/src-5/etc.
> >
> >    *** FATAL ERROR: Cannot 'cd' to /usr/src/etc and install files to
> >        the temproot environment
> >
> > I have /usr/src symlinked ...
> >
> >  lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel     9 Dec 21  2004 /usr/src@ -> /misc/src
> >  lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel     5 Oct  5 00:04 /misc/src@ -> src-5
> >  drwxr-xr-x  21 root  wheel  1024 Oct  5 03:49 /misc/src-5/
> >
> 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 did not have above problem in 4.x branches w/ mergemaster wrt
moving /usr/src to elsewhere.  I will try your suggestion, and
report back.  Thank you.


  - Parv

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