Just cvs updated NetBSD 4.0_BETA to todays sources and run 

./build.sh -U -T /usr/tools -O /usr/obj  tools
./build.sh -U -T /usr/tools  -O /usr/obj kernel=GENERIC
./build.sh -u -U -x -T /usr/tools -O /usr/obj release

The make release bombed out near the end with "nbinstall: MAKEDEV: stat: No 
such file or directory". 

Prior to the build both /usr/obj & /usr/tools were empty.  I have seen this in 
the past and had to trash /usr/src and cvs co from scratch to get around it - 
which is a pain and wasteful on resource. Anyone got a clue as to why it is 
failing and a simple solution - the release phase takes quite a few hours on 
a pentium 4 2.6Ghz!

Dave

...lots snipped...
....
Build started at:  Thu Aug 31 13:03:30 BST 2006
Build finished at: Thu Aug 31 15:22:17 BST 2006
distribution ===> etc   (with: INSTALL_DONE=1)
STRIP=/usr/tools/bin/i386--netbsdelf-strip /usr/tools/bin/nbinstall -U 
-M /usr/obj/destdir.i386/METALOG -D /usr/obj/d
estdir.i386 -h sha1 -N /usr/src/etc -d -o root -g wheel -m 755 -T 
base_pkg /usr/obj/destdir.i386
/usr/tools/bin/nbmtree -def /usr/src/etc/mtree/NetBSD.dist -N /usr/src/etc  
-p /usr/obj/destdir.i386/ -U -W
/usr/tools/bin/nbmtree -def /usr/src/etc/mtree/NetBSD.dist -N /usr/src/etc  
-p /usr/obj/destdir.i386/ -C -k all |  aw
k '/ optional/ {next} // {print}' | /usr/tools/bin/nbcat -l 
>> /usr/obj/destdir.i386/METALOG
install-etc-files ===> etc
#    create  etc//usr/src/etc/MAKEDEV
MACHINE=i386 MACHINE_ARCH=i386  NETBSDSRCDIR=/usr/src  awk 
-f /usr/src/etc/MAKEDEV.awk /usr/src/etc/MAKEDEV.tmpl > /u
sr/src/etc/MAKEDEV
#   install  /usr/obj/destdir.i386/etc/master.passwd
cd /usr/src/etc && 
STRIP=/usr/tools/bin/i386--netbsdelf-strip /usr/tools/bin/nbinstall -U 
-M /usr/obj/destdir.i386/ME
TALOG -D /usr/obj/destdir.i386 -h sha1 -N /usr/src/etc -c -p -r -T etc_pkg -o 
root -g wheel -m 600  master.passwd /us
r/obj/destdir.i386/etc
/usr/tools/bin/nbpwd_mkdb -p -L 
-d /usr/obj/destdir.i386/  /usr/obj/destdir.i386/etc/master.passwd
(  for metaent in passwd pwd.db spwd.db; do  echo "./etc/${metaent} type=file 
mode=0644 uname=root gname=wheel tags=e
tc_pkg";  done;  ) | /usr/tools/bin/nbcat -l >> /usr/obj/destdir.i386/METALOG
#   install  /usr/obj/destdir.i386/etc/ttys
cd /usr/obj/etc && 
STRIP=/usr/tools/bin/i386--netbsdelf-strip /usr/tools/bin/nbinstall -U 
-M /usr/obj/destdir.i386/ME
TALOG -D /usr/obj/destdir.i386 -h sha1 -N /usr/src/etc -c -p -r -T etc_pkg -o 
root -g wheel -m 644  /usr/src/etc/etc.
i386/ttys /usr/obj/destdir.i386/etc
#   install  /usr/obj/destdir.i386/dev/MAKEDEV
cd /usr/obj/etc && 
STRIP=/usr/tools/bin/i386--netbsdelf-strip /usr/tools/bin/nbinstall -U 
-M /usr/obj/destdir.i386/ME
TALOG -D /usr/obj/destdir.i386 -h sha1 -N /usr/src/etc -c -p -r -T etc_pkg -o 
root -g wheel -m 555  MAKEDEV /usr/obj/
destdir.i386/dev
nbinstall: MAKEDEV: stat: No such file or directory

*** Failed target:  install-etc-files
*** Failed command: cd /usr/obj/etc && 
STRIP=/usr/tools/bin/i386--netbsdelf-strip /usr/tools/bin/nbinstall -U 
-M /usr
/obj/destdir.i386/METALOG -D /usr/obj/destdir.i386 -h sha1 -N /usr/src/etc -c 
-p -r -T etc_pkg -o root -g wheel -m 55
5 MAKEDEV /usr/obj/destdir.i386/dev
*** Error code 1

Stop.
nbmake: stopped in /usr/src/etc

*** Failed target:  distribution
*** Failed command: _makedirtarget() { dir="$1"; shift; target="$1"; shift; 
case "${dir}" in /*) this="${dir}/"; real
="${dir}" ;; .) this="etc/"; real="/usr/src/etc" ;; *) this="etc/${dir}/"; 
real="/usr/src/etc/${dir}" ;; esac; show=$
{this:-.}; echo "${target} ===> ${show%/}${1:+ (with: $@)}"; cd "${real}" 
&& /usr/tools/bin/nbmake _THISDIR_="${this}
" "$@" ${target}; }; _makedirtarget . install-etc-files
*** Error code 1

Stop.
nbmake: stopped in /usr/src/etc

*** Failed target:  distribution
*** Failed command: _makedirtarget() { dir="$1"; shift; target="$1"; shift; 
case "${dir}" in /*) this="${dir}/"; real
="${dir}" ;; .) this=""; real="/usr/src" ;; *) this="${dir}/"; 
real="/usr/src/${dir}" ;; esac; show=${this:-.}; echo
"${target} ===> ${show%/}${1:+ (with: $@)}"; cd "${real}" 
&& /usr/tools/bin/nbmake _THISDIR_="${this}" "$@" 
${target}                 ; }; _makedirtarget etc distribution INSTALL_DONE=1
*** Error code 1

Stop.
nbmake: stopped in /usr/src

*** Failed target:  release
*** Failed command: _makedirtarget() { dir="$1"; shift; target="$1"; shift; 
case "${dir}" in /*) this="${dir}/"; real                 ="${dir}" ;; .) 
this=""; real="/usr/src" ;; *) this="${dir}/"; real="/usr/src/${dir}" ;; 
esac; show=${this:-.}; echo                  "${target} ===> ${show%/}${1:+ 
(with: $@)}"; cd "${real}" && /usr/tools/bin/nbmake _THISDIR_="${this}" "$@" 
${target}                 ; }; _makedirtarget . distribution
*** Error code 1

Stop.
nbmake: stopped in /usr/src

ERROR: Failed to make release
*** BUILD ABORTED ***


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