> On 12 Feb 2002, Christian Groessler wrote:

> Hi,
>>
>> I tried building -current today, and it aborts when it tries to
>> install ofwboot.elf:
>>
>> install ===> sys/arch/macppc/stand/ofwboot
>> STRIP=/usr/local/tools/bin/powerpc--netbsd-strip /usr/local/tools/bin/nbinstall  -c  -r -o root -g wheel -m 444   ofwboot /usr/mdec/ofwboot
>> STRIP=/usr/local/tools/bin/powerpc--netbsd-strip /usr/local/tools/bin/nbinstall  -c  -r  -o root  -g wheel  -m 444  ofwboot.elf /usr/mdec/ofwboot.elf
>> nbinstall: ofwboot.elf: stat: No such file or directory
>> *** Error code 1

>>
>> ofwboot.elf doesn't exist, there exists a ofwboot.el1 file which is
>> elf file format.
>> If I copy the ofwboot.el1 file to ofwboot.elf and try a make install,
>> it later aborts, complaining that ofwboot.xcf is missing.

>It must exist somewhere, or else make would have made it. The fact you
>have an el1 file indicates something worked right.

>Oh, don't copy the ofwboot.el1 file to ofwboot.elf as it won't work. It is
>an ELF-format precursor for ofwboot.xcf. It's not a functional ELF
>program.

I just did it that the build process can continue.


>Try 'cd sys/arch/macppc/stand/ofwboot; find . -name "ofwboot*"' and you
>should see ofwboot, ofwboot.elf, ofwboot.xcf, ofwboot.mrg, and
>ofwboot.el1. And others.

>I expect what happened is that you have an obj directory and that
>some of the files are in it and some aren't.

I have an obj directory (symlinked). I checked again, and "make
dependall" in sys/arch/macppc/stand/ofwboot won't build ofwboot.elf
and ofwboot.xcf, but "make all" does. Some bug in the makefiles?

regards,
chris