Subject: Re: updating, build and install order
To: William Allen Simpson <wsimpson@greendragon.com>
From: leam <leam@reuel.net>
List: current-users
Date: 06/17/2003 11:22:51
> I'm fairly new at using the build.sh tools, but slavishly following the
> "Tracking NetBSD-current" http://netbsd.org/Documentation/current/
>
> I just had a problem where I built and installed a new kernel, then
> was building userland -- and sshd went away during the build.
>
> I have no idea why. But, I'm thinking that there was something that
> changed between June 11 and June 16 that affected userland.
>
> The build order as shown is:
> (1) build tools
> (2) build kernel
> (3) install kernel
> (4) reboot
> (5) build userland
> (6) install userland
> (7) reboot
>
> I'm thinking that it might be better to move (5) immediately after (2).
> That way, the window for userland incompatibilities would be smaller.
>
> Is there a subtle reason why a new kernel must be installed before
> building a new userland?
>
> My suggestion would be closer to an install from distribution, where
> both kernel and userland are already built.
>
> --
> William Allen Simpson
> Key fingerprint = 17 40 5E 67 15 6F 31 26 DD 0D B9 9B 6A 15 2C 32
Did your /etc/defaults/rc.conf get changed? That's where ssh can get turned off.
ciao!
leam
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