Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the copyright notices on the relevant files. =================================================================== RCS file: /ftp/cvs/cvsroot/src/UPDATING,v rcsdiff: /ftp/cvs/cvsroot/src/UPDATING,v: warning: Unknown phrases like `commitid ...;' are present. retrieving revision 1.17 retrieving revision 1.26 diff -u -p -r1.17 -r1.26 --- src/UPDATING 2001/02/18 19:13:58 1.17 +++ src/UPDATING 2001/07/25 22:58:05 1.26 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -$NetBSD: UPDATING,v 1.17 2001/02/18 19:13:58 erh Exp $ +$NetBSD: UPDATING,v 1.26 2001/07/25 22:58:05 thorpej Exp $ This file is intended to be a brief introduction to the build process and a reference on what to do if something doesn't work. @@ -8,6 +8,52 @@ For a more detailed description see Make Recent changes: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +20010718: + + Enabled correct .init/.fini processing in crt0. The way this + was done was to change a -I directive to cc(1), which means + make(1) will have a stale dependency (it will be checking the + timestamp on the wrong "dot_init.h"). + + The symptom you will see is that new programs die with SIGSEGV + if you have a stale dependency. + + Solution: "make cleandir" in both lib/csu and libexec/ld.elf_so + before starting your build. + +20010628: + + A construct was added to uvm_page.h that uncovered a bug + in lint(1). If you get a warning/error about a non-portable + bitfield, update your lint(1) before proceeding. + +20010226: + + Added named user/group to system. Need to hand add this in or builds + will break as mtree aborts early. + + To work around add by hand: + + named:*:14: + + to /etc/group and add: + + named:*:14:14::0:0:Named pseudo-user:/var/named:/sbin/nologin + + to master.passwd (use vipw for instance if doing by hand). + + Now a make build should progress. + +20010219: + get/setprogname() added. Any hostprog's that may use this will need + to be bootstrapped manually until the host system is current. + + Known problems: sys/arch/macppc/stand/fixcoff + usr.sbin/config (adding -DMAKE_BOOTSTRAP to + CFLAGS and rebuilding should work) + usr.sbin/mdsetimage - Build a static copy if + building a snapshot before fully bootstrapped. + 20010204: prepare the code to compile with stricter gcc flags. in particular start eliminating redundant declarations. Yacc @@ -16,7 +62,7 @@ Recent changes: 20010114: introduce .if commands(target) in make(1). You need to bring everything up-to-date first, then without installing - anything make and install in /usr/bin/make, then proceed + anything make and install in usr.bin/make, then proceed with make build. 20010101: @@ -186,4 +232,11 @@ Fix: Build and install usr.bin/mklocale Symptom:undefined reference to `__assert13' Fix: Rebuild and install lib/libc +Symptom:usr.sbin/config fails to build. +Fix: Try building with -DMAKE_BOOTSTRAP added to CFLAGS in Makefile. + +Symptom:undefined reference to `getprogname' or `setprogname' +Fix: Rebuild and install lib/libc +Symptom:lint does not understand the '-X' option +Fix: May need to build & install libs with NOLINT=1 before rebuilding lint