On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 12:48:39 +0200 Michael Nottebrock <michaelnottebrock_at_gmx.net> wrote: > On Wednesday 14 July 2004 12:30, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote: > > On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 11:03:10 +0200 > > > > Michael Nottebrock <michaelnottebrock_at_gmx.net> wrote: > > > mergemaster -p needs to happen before installworld, earlier than that > > > is not required. > > > > From man mergemaster: > > > > -p Pre-buildworld mode. Compares only files known to be > > essen- tial to the success of {build|install}world, including > > /etc/make.conf. > > This seems wrong to me. It did to me too, but last time I raised it I was told quite definitely that this was indeed correct. AFAIK the only time mergemaster -p has done anything it was only needed for installworld but it is intended to cover the case that something might be needed before a buildworld one day. -- C:>WIN | Solar Thermal Systems The computer obeys and wins. | http://www.soleire.com/ You lose and Bill collects. | Directable Mirror Arrays | http://www.sohara.org/Received on Wed Jul 14 2004 - 08:54:23 UTC
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