[buug] cvsup problems

[Eric]

> run mergemaster and merge your passwd/group files as well as all 
> other files
> in /etc appropriately.



mergemaster gives me the same error.  ?

at the advice of another user, i edited my make.conf file to ignore sendmail.  i'm compiling right now; we'll see what happens.  


> 
> Cheers,
> - -JD-
> 
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Sobolak [mailto:sobolak at myrealbox.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 3:18 PM
> To: swive at getnet.com
> Cc: buug at weak.org
> Subject: Re: [buug] cvsup problems
> 
> 
> 
> (line wrapping problems due to crappy webmail program)
> 
> I don't know which instructions you were using to rebuild your kernel, but
> I've had the most luck with following the ones in /usr/src/UPDATING.  It
> sounds different than the one you mention b/c I don't think I make
> installworld in single user.  
> 
> Keep in mind that sometimes things break due to code that's checked in and
> actually doesn't work.  That's the other reason for reading
> /usr/src/UPDATING - if something is foobar'ed, it'll be there.
> 
> The mailing list archives will probably have a message if there is a
> problem.  Check the list archives for stable at freebsd.org or
> hackers at freebsd.org.
> 
> If none of these suggestions is any help, post a message to
> questions at freebsd.org.  Someone will probably help you.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> brian
> 
> - -----Original Message-----
> From: "Eric" <swive at getnet.com>
> To: "Berkeley BSD" <buug at weak.org>
> Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 14:55:44 -0800
> Subject: [buug] cvsup problems
> 
> 
>  Hi,
>  
>  This is my first attempt at cvsup.  It went ok for a while.  I 
>  followed the instructions at 
>  http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=818&page=2 --pretty 
>  straight-forward.  Here's the error message I get when I reboot 
>  into single-user mode, do fsck -p, mount -u /, and mount -a, and 
>  then make installworld:
>  
>  mtree -deU -f /usr/src/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist - /
>  mtree -deU -f /usr/src/etc/mtree/BSD.root.dist - /var
>  mtree: line 63: unknown usr smmsp
>  ***Error code 1
>  
>  Stop in /usr/src/etc.
>  ***Error code 1
>  
>  Stop in /usr/src.
>  ***Error code 1
>  
>  Stop in /usr/src.
>  ***Error code 1
>  
>  Stop in /usr/src.
>  ***Error code 1
>  
>  Stop in /usr/src.
>  #
> 
>  .......
>  
>  It does this for about 10 seconds after entering "make installworld".
>  
>  What the heck do I do now?
>  
>  Thx
>  
>  Eric
> 
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