Subject: Re: mtree
To: Martin Weber <Ephaeton@gmx.net>
From: James Chacon <jchacon@genuity.net>
List: tech-toolchain
Date: 11/08/2001 17:11:12
Most of the tools should build from any 1.5.x->current version of NetBSD.

There are now 2 exceptions to that: get/setprogname and the rmd issue. Both
are accounted for inside of src/tools to make these build toolchain bootstraps.

James

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>On Thu, Nov 08, 2001 at 01:39:03PM -0500, James Chacon wrote:
>> This is not unusual. There are whole sections of the tree that require boot
>> strapping of current libs/includes before they'll build on older systems.
>> 
>> I suggest reading through the build docs and UPDATING.
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>> James
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>Uhm I thought the new toolchain should remove this pain and
>make updating/tracking current easier because it builds
>clean and up-to-date stuff itself for building the world etc ?
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>btw, I stumble over the rmd160file (in mtree) , too, but it's 
>not mentioned in UPDATING either.
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>just was cvs updating and give it another try, you never know -
>but I know I don't know what to do to get the new mtree done
>if it keeps failing ;)
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>Martin
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