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authorWarner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>2000-09-04 03:18:01 +0000
committerWarner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org>2000-09-04 03:18:01 +0000
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Add note about avoiding -j when following the upgrade path. It isn't
strictly verboten, just a recommendation to avoid problems. Add note about LINT being built from NOTES.
Notes
Notes: svn path=/head/; revision=65418
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@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ ITEMS:'
the config file update procedure.
http://people.freebsd.org/~imp/config-upd.html
NOTE: LINT is gone. It has been replaced with NOTES. NOTES
- isn't buildable.
+ isn't buildable. However, you can generate a LINT file.
20000620:
Binutils 2.10 have hit the tree, or will shortly. As soon
@@ -271,6 +271,15 @@ ITEMS:'
COMMON ITEMS:
+ General Notes
+ -------------
+ Avoid using make -j when upgrading. From time to time in the
+ past there have been problems using -j with buildworld and/or
+ installworld. This is especially true when upgrading between
+ "distant" versions (eg one that cross a major release boundary
+ or several minor releases, or when several months have passed
+ on the -current branch).
+
To build a kernel
-----------------
If you are updating from a prior version of FreeBSD (even one just