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 1.29 retrieving revision 1.50 diff -u -p -r1.29 -r1.50 --- src/UPDATING 2001/07/31 22:53:21 1.29 +++ src/UPDATING 2002/01/30 06:54:56 1.50 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -$NetBSD: UPDATING,v 1.29 2001/07/31 22:53:21 bjh21 Exp $ +$NetBSD: UPDATING,v 1.50 2002/01/30 06:54:56 itojun 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. @@ -7,6 +7,111 @@ For a more detailed description see Make Recent changes: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +20020118: + + ntpd user/group has been added. Need to hand add this in or builds + will break as mtree aborts early. + + Add the following into /etc/group: + + ntpd:*:15: + + and the following to /etc/master.passwd (via vipw): + + ntpd:*:15:15::0:0:Ntpd pseudo-user:/var/chroot/ntpd:/sbin/nologin + +20011207: + + If you're attempting to build a snapshot on sparc64 and are getting + reloc errors from the toolchain groff binary this means your native + toolchain has some broken C++ bits. + + To fix: + + Build a new toolchain (i.e. build.sh -t) + Use the new toolchain to build and install natively (i.e. /usr/lib) + + gnu/lib/libgcc + gnu/lib/libstc++ + + After this a snapshot will be able to be built. + +20011201: + In order for a sparc64 build to work you must have a working awk. If + you've built and installed a system with the new toolchain up to this + point you do not have a working awk as it's abililty to do floating + point is broken. + + To build: + + remake and install gnu/lib/libgcc + remake and install gnu/usr.bin/gawk into /usr/bin (make sure it links + against the new libgcc.a) + +20011128: + Kernel config information was changed to use defflag in + the various "files" files. Bug fixes to config(8) are + required in order for this to work properly. Make sure + to build and install in usr.sbin/config before attempting + to build a new kernel. + +20011030: + libc/locale/wcstod.c now needs new lint(1). Update lint(1) + before building libc. + +20011029: + The new document BUILDING.mdoc (view with nroff | more, or + see pre-generated .txt and .html versions) describes the build + procedure in great detail. BUILDING, and the USE_NEW_TOOLCHAIN + build process, are intended in the long run to replace this + manual update log. + + Users building a USE_NEW_TOOLCHAIN system should read the + BUILDING document for caveats. Generally, BUILDING supersedes + UPDATING for these systems, as tool updating is taken care of + by the new build system. + +20011028: + src/etc/Makefile now needs install to be able to handle + symlinks that point to nowhere. A bug in install that + prevented this was corrected. + + Solution: update and reinstall usr.bin/xinstall + Better Solution: Use the new toolchain and it will just work + for you. + +20011006: + /etc/mtree/NetBSD.dist has been updated to take advantage of + absolute path support added to mtree(8). Older mtree(8)s don't + understand the format. + + Solution: update and reinstall usr.sbin/mtree + +20011004: + Crunchgen has been updated to work via reach-over makefiles. Updating + is suggested before running a snapshot build + +20010915: + The new "ubcperf" code committed by Chuck Silvers removed + a header file, uvm/uvm_vnode.h. There may be stale .depend + files that still reference this file. + + Solution: "make cleandir && make dependall" in affected + directories. + +20010803: + grep.info is now built from grep.texi using makeinfo. Since it + requires makeinfo v4.0, you need to install new texinfo before + building gnu/usr.bin/grep. To install new texinfo, please follow + the instruction described in 20010726 entry. + +20010803: + (i386 only): i386 kernel now uses new instructions like + `fxsave' which old gas doesn't understand. To build the + kernel successfuly, you need to build and install new gas + (gnu/usr.bin/gas.new), or (temporarily) comment out + "options I686_CPU" from your kernel configuration until you + rebuilt your userland (and got a new gas). 20010731: Bootloader update on ELF platforms. DDB in kernels from before @@ -21,7 +126,6 @@ Recent changes: make MKINFO=no dependall install 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 @@ -34,13 +138,11 @@ Recent changes: 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. @@ -99,10 +201,6 @@ Recent changes: built into libcrypto. By using MKCRYPTO_{RC5,IDEA}, you can build additional library libcrypto_{idea,rc5}. -20000623: - MKCRYPTO and friends added to share/mk/bsd.own.mk. - 'cd share/mk ; make install' needed before make build. - Hints for a more successful build: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ @@ -203,7 +301,7 @@ Critical utilities: usr.bin/xlint usr.sbin/config -Other problems and possibly solutions: +Other problems and possible solutions: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Symptom:Unreasonable compiler errors. Fix: Rebuild gnu/usr.bin/egcs