RE: 4 -> 5 Problem

Does this need a note in UPDATING then? 4-> 5 over NFS, and Older
5-> Newer 5 over NFS no longer work as previous?

Lawrence Farr
EPC Direct Limited  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barney Wolff [mailto:barney_at_databus.com] 
> Sent: 02 December 2003 18:32
> To: Lawrence Farr
> Cc: 'M. Warner Losh'; kris_at_obsecurity.org; freebsd-current_at_freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: 4 -> 5 Problem
> 
> On Tue, Dec 02, 2003 at 05:27:12PM -0000, Lawrence Farr wrote:
> > I get this error when trying to install the kernel,
> > the same kernel installs fine on the box that made it.
> > 
> > root_at_galaga:/usr/src# make installkernel
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: M. Warner Losh [mailto:imp_at_bsdimp.com] 
> > > Sent: 02 December 2003 17:16
> > > : 
> > > : > install -p -m 555 -o root -g wheel kernel /boot/kernel
> > > : > *** Signal 12
> > > : 
> > > : This usually means you've tried to update something out of 
> > > the correct
> > > : order.
> > > 
> > > Signal 12 means thaqt you didn't upgrade your kernel first.
> 
> I've observed this when installing on a different system than the
> build system.  I got it after building/installing several times
> on the build system before trying to installkernel on another system
> with /usr/src and /usr/obj nfs-mounted.  The problem appeared to be
> that the stuff in the legacy directory under /usr/obj is built
> assuming that what's on the build system will work under the prior
> kernel - which is true on the build system but not necessarily on
> the target system.
> 
> My solution was to edit (temporarily) /usr/src/Makefile.inc1 to
> put /usr/bin first in the PATH set up for the reinstallkernel
> target.  That allowed make installkernel to succeed on the target
> system. Then I rebooted the target and backed out the change to
> /usr/src/Makefile.inc1, and after that make installworld and
> mergemaster went fine as usual.
> 
> I didn't delve deeply enough to figure out what a cleaner fix would
> be, but this should probably be a PR as otherwise the 5.2 upgrade
> may be "difficult" for people who build and install on separate boxes.
> 
> -- 
> Barney Wolff         http://www.databus.com/bwresume.pdf
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>