Re: base.tgz can't create 'usr/bin/mail' - cross compiled release 6.1

[qabulin <qabulin%gmail.com@localhost>]

Resolved by Matthias:
You are absolutely correct!  This totally slipped my mind.  I carved out a case sensitive “build” volume on my Mac and it worked perfectly.
Thanks for your time!

qab

> On Mar 2, 2015, at 01:27, Matthias Scheler <tron%zhadum.org.uk@localhost> wrote:
> 
> On Sun, Mar 01, 2015 at 11:17:26PM -0600, qabulin wrote:
>>> $ su root ./build.sh -O ../obj/ -T ../tools/ -D ../dest/ -R ../release/ -U -m amd64 -V INSTALLSETS="base etc" install=/Users/qabulin/Downloads/netbsd-build/test/
> [...] 
>> [—snippet—]
>> Copying set base
>> pax: Cannot link file /Users/qabulin/Downloads/netbsd-build/test/./usr/bin/Mail to itself
>> [—snippet—]
>> ERROR: Failed to make installworld to /Users/qabulin/Downloads/netbsd-build/test/
>> *** BUILD ABORTED ***
>> 
>> I confirmed that the base.tgz found in the release dir does not extract usr/bin/mail :
>> $ cp ../release/amd64/binary/sets/base.tgz .
>> $ tar -xzpf base.tgz
>> ./usr/bin/mail: Can't create 'usr/bin/mail'
>> tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors.
>> $
> 
> NetBSD's base system contains both "/usr/bin/Mail" and "/usr/bin/mail":
> 
> tron@colwyn:~>ls -l /usr/bin/[Mm]ail
> -r-xr-xr-x  3 root  wheel  203235 Feb 28 15:11 /usr/bin/Mail
> -r-xr-xr-x  3 root  wheel  203235 Feb 28 15:11 /usr/bin/mail
> 
>> What can I do to troubleshoot this further?  FYI, my cross compile
>> build machine is a Mac:
>> $ sw_vers
>> ProductName:    Mac OS X
>> ProductVersion: 10.10.2
>> BuildVersion:   14C109
> 
> That is mostly likely the problem. Mac OS X's file system is not
> case sensitive by default. However NetBSD base system is designed for
> a case sensitive file system.
> 
> The easiest work around is probably to use Disk Uiltity to create a
> disk image that is formatted as "Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive,
> Journaled)", mount that image and use it as the installation directory.
> 
> 	Kind regards
> 
> -- 
> Matthias Scheler                                 https://zhadum.org.uk/