Re: HEADS UP: dynamic root support now in the tree

From: "Shin-ichi Yoshimoto" <yosimoto_at_waishi.jp>
> Subject: Re: HEADS UP: dynamic root support now in the tree,
> On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 04:28:53 +0900, Shin-ichi Yoshimoto wrote:
> > Thanks Gordon. I can save a space :-)
>
> I found another problem in src/Makefile.inc
>
> [snip]
> .if ${TARGET_ARCH} == ${MACHINE_ARCH} && !defined(DISTDIR) && \
>     (!defined(DESTDIR) || empty(DESTDIR) || ${DESTDIR} == "/")
>         _at_echo "Checking to see if your booted kernel is fresh enough.."
>         ${.OBJDIR}/bin/sh/sh -c \
>             'echo "Testing installed kernel for new sigaction(2)
> syscall"'
>         _at_echo "Seems ok.."
> .endif
> [snip]
>
> ${.OBJDIR}/bin/sh/sh is dynamically-linked if WITH_DYNAMICROOT is
> defined. But sh cannot find /libexec/ld-elf.so.1 before instaling
> /libexec/ld-elf.so.1.
>
> Is this right ?
>
I stumbled accross this problem too.  My solution was to copy
/usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1 to /libexec and then try the "make installworld"
again.  We're going to need a solution for those that are going from a
system (4.x, 5.0, 5.1) previous to the WITH_DYNAMIC_ROOT changes.

Scot