On Sat, Sep 14, 2002 at 02:10:11PM +0100, Tld wrote:
> 
> Hello.
> 	I'm going to update my (i386) 1.6RC1 box to 1.6. This time, I'd like 
> 	to compile it from source instead of using the precompiled packages.
> 	I'd also like to have the binaries optimized for my architecture 
> 	(usually, -march=pentiumpro), but don't know which options to set. I have 
> cpuflags installed, but I don't know if it enough.

Did you add the required line to /etc/mk.conf ?

> 
> 	What is the way to go? I've tried to read some documentation 
> 	(tracking -current), read some posts on the topic, read the man pages, 
> UPGRADING and BUILDING, but I can't figure precisely what I have to do.
> Also, since I had bad experiences with building 1.6RC1 (I still wonder why, 
> since on releng.netbsd.org there WAS a succesfully compiled version and I 
> followed step by step the instructions) I'd like to do it The Safe Way(tm) 
> and not break the system.

./build.sh -D /usr/tmp/destdir -U
then:
cd /usr/tmp/destdir
find . -depth \! -path ./etc/\* |cpio -pdmuv /
and finally:
/usr/tmp/destdir/etc/postinstall -s /usr/tmp/destdir -d / fix

> 	One last question, where is the X11 source? I can't find it in the 
> NetBSD-1.6/source/sets/ directory. Will it be uploaded at a later time?

Should be

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
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