Re: -current error

On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 22:38:26 +0100
Ceri Davies <ceri_at_submonkey.net> wrote:

> On Sun, Jun 20, 2004 at 10:16:15PM +0100, Liam J. Foy wrote:
> > On Sun, 20 Jun 2004 20:45:23 +0100
> > Ceri Davies <ceri_at_submonkey.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Sun, Jun 20, 2004 at 12:40:10PM -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> > > > On Sun, Jun 20, 2004 at 08:34:45PM +0100, Ceri Davies wrote:
> > > > > On Sun, Jun 20, 2004 at 12:30:34PM -0700, Kris Kennaway wrote:
> > > > > > On Sun, Jun 20, 2004 at 04:20:18PM +0100, Liam J. Foy wrote:
> > > > > > > Hey guys,
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 	Am getting a strange build error on current(1 day old). The error is:
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > [snip]
> > > > > > > ln -fs /usr/obj/usr/src/i386/lib/libz.so.2 /usr/obj/usr/src/i386/usr/lib/libz.so
> > > > > > > 1 error
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > That's not an error..are you using make -j?
> > > > > 
> > > > > I've just seen this with -j2; it goes away if you drop the -j.
> > > > 
> > > > It may be a race condition..you'd have to check the scrollback for the
> > > > real error.
> > > 
> > > Agreed - I was more interested in getting a world built at the time,
> > > unfortunately; I did quickly page up a few screens worth and couldn't
> > > see anything interesting, but wasn't looking too hard.  I'll try again
> > > shortly once I've installed world.
> 
> I've reproduced it, but there's no error in the 23 screens of scrollback
> I have available.  I have to hit the sack now; will have another go
> tomorrow.
> 
> > Thanks guys I have solved the problem with your suggestions. I am curious
> > to why it says to do this in the handbook then ?
> 
> It can be faster.  The handbook should also say to try without it if it
> causes an error.

Ah, I should focus alittle more. I have always used -j4 without a problem
so I naturally thought it was a build error, but now I understand. Do you
know exactly why it can cause problems at all?

> 
> Ceri
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