Re: 5.1 -> 5.1.2 ERROR: Failed to make installworld to /

[Neal Hogan <nealhogan%gmail.com@localhost>]

I hope I haven't offended any users by my question! I am genuinely
concerned. I looked around and found nothing that made my situation
clearer. I'm no expert. I had a care free 5.1 install and thought a
simple patch upgrade would not harm a  . . . fly?  But I be da fly :(
NO?

On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 8:28 AM, Neal Hogan <nealhogan%gmail.com@localhost> 
wrote:
> I followed the upgrade instructions on
> netbsd.org/docs/guide/en/chap-updating.html and get the following.
> What do you think?
>
> foo# ./build.sh -O ../obj -T ../tools -U install=/
> ===> build.sh command: ./build.sh -O ../obj -T ../tools -U install=/
> ===> build.sh started: Thu Jul 19 08:16:58 CDT 2012
> ===> NetBSD version:   5.1.2_PATCH
> ===> MACHINE:          i386
> ===> MACHINE_ARCH:     i386
> ===> Build platform:   NetBSD 5.1.2_PATCH i386
> ===> HOST_SH:          /bin/sh
> ===> TOOLDIR path:     /usr/src/../tools
> ===> DESTDIR path:     /usr/src/../obj/destdir.i386
> ===> RELEASEDIR path:  /usr/src/../obj/releasedir
> ===> makewrapper:      /usr/src/../tools/bin/nbmake-i386
> ===> Updated /usr/src/../tools/bin/nbmake-i386
> installsets ===> distrib/sets   (with: INSTALLDIR=/ INSTALLSETS=)
> nbmake: don't know how to make /usr/src/../obj/destdir.i386/METALOG. Stop
>
> nbmake: stopped in /usr/src/distrib/sets
>
> *** Failed target:  installworld
> *** Failed command: _makedirtarget() { dir="$1"; shift; target="$1";
> shift; case "${dir}" in /*) this="${dir}/"; real="${dir}" ;; .)
> this=""; real="/usr/src" ;; *) this="${dir}/"; real="/usr/src/${dir}"
> ;; esac; show=${this:-.}; echo "${target} ===> ${show%/}${1:+ (with:
> $@)}"; cd "${real}" && /usr/src/../tools/bin/nbmake
> _THISDIR_="${this}" "$@" ${target}; }; _makedirtarget distrib/sets
> installsets INSTALLDIR=/ INSTALLSETS=
> *** Error code 2
>
> Stop.
> nbmake: stopped in /usr/src
>
> ERROR: Failed to make installworld to /
> *** BUILD ABORTED ***