Re: update an older i386 CURRENT system to amd64 CURRENT

On 2017-03-16 07:41, Matthias Apitz wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have an older FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT system which I want to update to
> 12-CURRENT:
> 
> # uname -a
> FreeBSD vm-9Current 9.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT #2 r220692: Sun Apr 17 03:28:12 CEST 2011     guru_at_tinyCurrent:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386
> 
> To do so without compiling everything from scratch, I transferred
> /usr/src (r314251) and /usr/obj to this server, the compilation of
> /usr/obj was done on an amd64 server and the same procedure (transfer
> of /usr/src and /usr/obj) was also used to update my C720 netbook; the
> difference is here that the host which should be update is i386.
> 
> The 'make installkernel' did not work:
>  
> # pwd
> /usr/src
> # file ../obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC/kernel
> ../obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC/kernel: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (FreeBSD), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), not stripped
> 
> # make installkernel
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Building an up-to-date bmake(1)
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> sh /usr/src/tools/install.sh -s -o root -g wheel -m 555   make
> /usr/obj/usr/src/make.i386/bmake
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Installing kernel GENERIC
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> cd /usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC;  MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=/usr/obj
> MACHINE_ARCH=i386  MACHINE=i386  CPUTYPE=
> GROFF_BIN_PATH=/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/legacy/usr/bin
> GROFF_FONT_PATH=/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/legacy/usr/share/groff_font
> GROFF_TMAC_PATH=/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/legacy/usr/share/tmac CC="cc
> -isystem /usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/include -L/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/lib
> -B/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/lib --sysroot=/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp
> -B/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/bin" CXX="c++  -isystem
> /usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/include -L/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/lib
> -B/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/lib --sysroot=/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp
> -B/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/bin"  CPP="cpp -isystem
> /usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/include -L/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/lib
> -B/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/lib --sysroot=/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp
> -B/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/bin"  AS="as" AR="ar" LD="ld" LLVM_LINK=""
> NM=nm OBJCOPY="objcopy"  RANLIB=ranlib STRINGS=  SIZE="size"
> PATH=/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/legacy/usr/sbin:/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/legacy/usr/bin:/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/legacy/bin:/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/sbin:/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
> /usr/obj/usr/src/make.i386/bmake  KERNEL=kernel install
> cc: Exec format error
> bmake[1]: "/usr/src/share/mk/bsd.compiler.mk" line 145: Unable to
> determine compiler type for CC=cc -isystem
> /usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/include -L/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/lib
> -B/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/lib --sysroot=/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp
> -B/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/bin.  Consider setting COMPILER_TYPE.
> *** Error code 1
> 
> 
> Also the following did not work:
> 
> # make installkernel MACHINE_ARCH=amd64 MACHINE=amd64
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Building an up-to-date bmake(1)
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> sh /usr/src/tools/install.sh -s -o root -g wheel -m 555   make
> /usr/obj/usr/src/make.amd64/bmake
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Installing kernel GENERIC
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> cd /usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC;  MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=/usr/obj
> MACHINE_ARCH=amd64  MACHINE=amd64  CPUTYPE=
> GROFF_BIN_PATH=/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/legacy/usr/bin
> GROFF_FONT_PATH=/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/legacy/usr/share/groff_font
> GROFF_TMAC_PATH=/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/legacy/usr/share/tmac CC="cc
> -isystem /usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/include -L/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/lib
> -B/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/lib --sysroot=/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp
> -B/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/bin" CXX="c++  -isystem
> /usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/include -L/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/lib
> -B/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/lib --sysroot=/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp
> -B/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/bin"  CPP="cpp -isystem
> /usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/include -L/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/lib
> -B/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/lib --sysroot=/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp
> -B/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/bin"  AS="as" AR="ar" LD="ld" LLVM_LINK=""
> NM=nm OBJCOPY="objcopy"  RANLIB=ranlib STRINGS=  SIZE="size"
> PATH=/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/legacy/usr/sbin:/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/legacy/usr/bin:/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/legacy/bin:/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/sbin:/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
> /usr/obj/usr/src/make.i386/bmake  KERNEL=kernel install
> cc: Exec format error
> bmake[1]: "/usr/src/share/mk/bsd.compiler.mk" line 145: Unable to
> determine compiler type for CC=cc -isystem
> /usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/include -L/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/lib
> -B/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/lib --sysroot=/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp
> -B/usr/obj/usr/src/tmp/usr/bin.  Consider setting COMPILER_TYPE.
> *** Error code 1
> 
> 
> Is there a way to use this /usr/src and pre-compiled /usr/obj on an i386
> host for update? Or do I have to use a complete recompile or even
> reinstall, based on a 64-bit memstick system?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 	matthias
> 
> 

The problem is that the build system has built a cross compiler in
/usr/obj that it uses to do the building etc, and it is 64bit. Your
32bit OS cannot run it (gives Exec format error).

You could try (untested, might eat your lunch, and kick your dog)
On the AMD64 host:

mkdir /tmp/amd64
make installkernel DESTDIR=/tmp/amd64

Then manually copy that kernel & modules into /boot/kernel on the i386
system, and reboot into it.

Then you'll have a 64bit kernel, and your old i386 world.

Then you should be able to do the make installkernel / installworld from
the /usr/src and /usr/obj you transferred

-- 
Allan Jude