UPDATING revision 1.126 1 $NetBSD: UPDATING,v 1.126 2004/08/15 16:02:59 lukem Exp $
2
3 This file (UPDATING) is intended to be a brief reference to recent
4 changes that might cause problems in the build process, and a guide for
5 what to do if something doesn't work.
6
7 For a more detailed description of the recommended way to build NetBSD
8 using build.sh, see the BUILDING file.
9
10 Note that much of the advice in this UPDATING file was written before
11 build.sh existed. Nevertheless, the advice here may be useful for
12 working around specific problems with build.sh.
13
14 See also: BUILDING, build.sh, Makefile.
15
16 Recent changes:
17 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
18
19 20040715:
20 The rc.d/sendmail script now uses a heuristic to determine
21 if sendmail should be started at boot time. It checks the
22 contents of /etc/mailer.conf, /etc/mail/submit.cf, and the
23 owner and mode of the sendmail binary to see if any changes
24 to the mail infrastructure have been made. If no changes
25 are detected, it will start an SMTP listener.
26
27 Setting sendmail=NO in /etc/rc.conf will override this.
28
29 If you are only using sendmail by default and only for
30 local delivery, it is important that you also update your
31 sendmail.cf so that the SMTP listener only listens on the
32 loopback interface.
33
34 20040715:
35 The method by which athhal-elf.o gets pulled into i386
36 kernel builds has been changed again. The latest version
37 of bsd.files.mk is no longer required.
38
39 20040621:
40 Due to the recent rototill of tools/compat it's crucial one starts
41 from a clean objdir under tools/*.
42
43 This is mostly due to generated files (yacc and lex sources) needing
44 to be generated with new rules from bsd.hostprog.mk.
45
46 The safest course is to rm -rf all objects under tools before building.
47
48 20040516:
49 The end-user modifiable X11 configuration has been moved
50 from /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/<dir> to /etc/X11/<dir>.
51 Ensure that src and xsrc is up to date, and run
52 "make cleandir" in src/x11 before your next build.
53
54 postinstall currently doesn't migrate the files from
55 /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/* to /etc/X11/* although it does
56 detect that this needs to occur, so you'll have to
57 manually move these files yourself.
58
59 20040426:
60 Support for the original dynamic sysctl node structure has
61 been removed in favor of the newer layout. This affects
62 consumers of the create and delete interface, as well as
63 the dynamic discovery mechanism. This is believed only to
64 be the sysctl(8) binary itself, at this point in time, so
65 the only effect of this should be that a sysctl binary
66 built from sources dated between 2003/12/04 and 2004/03/24
67 will not work on a kernel built from sources dated after
68 2004/04/25. If you need a new sysctl binary but build.sh
69 does not work, make sure that your revision of
70 src/sys/sys/sysctl.h is 1.112 (or later), and then the
71 do the following:
72
73 cd /usr/src (or wherever your source tree is)
74 make USETOOLS=no includes
75 cd lib/libc
76 make USETOOLS=no dependall install
77 cd ../../sbin/sysctl
78 make USETOOLS=no dependall install
79
80 If you are using older sysctl binary, GNU autoconf would fail to
81 identify your machine architecture, and tries to build binary for
82 "unknown-unknown-netbsd20F" or something like that. if that happens,
83 make sure to follow the above steps.
84
85 20040425:
86 The ffs superblock issues listed below under 20040109 and 20030402
87 are now automatically addressed by the /etc/rc.d/fixsb script or by
88 sysinst when it checks a a filesystem. The manual fsck_ffs -b16 -c4
89 invocation mentioned below will continue to work and is now
90 automated by those scripts. Note that under certain circumstances,
91 affected filesystems upgraded to a -current kernel first before
92 upgrading their userland with the fixsb and fsck_ffs fixes may
93 encounter a 'freeing free inode' panic when writing to the affected
94 filesystem, so it is a good idea to repair the filesystem as soon as
95 possible. For more details on the fixsb script, see pr install/25138.
96
97 20040418:
98 statfs(2) and friends have been replaced with statvfs(2). Before
99 installing a newly build userland make sure that you are running
100 a newly built kernel with COMPAT_20 set. In addition your libc
101 build might not work (undefined SYS_statfs symbol) because make
102 clean does not know how to remove files it does not know about
103 anymore. Manually remove all generated .S sources and objects
104 from the libc build directory.
105
106 20040326:
107 The method by which athhal-elf.o gets pulled into i386 kernel builds
108 has been changed. The file is now stored as a uuencoded file in CVS
109 and the generated Makefile will use the new .uue rules from bsd.file.mk
110 to build it.
111
112 This means you must have the latest bsd.files.mk installed when
113 building a kernel without USETOOLS=yes.
114
115 20040318:
116 A bug in the cgd(4) blowfish code was corrected, without
117 provision of backwards compatibility, after several public
118 notices over several months. Users of cgd with blowfish cipher
119 ONLY must dump their data before updating their kernels, and
120 recreate cgd's and restore data using the new kernel. See
121 (recent message to current-users, URL when mail-index has updated)
122
123 20040313:
124 On acorn32, the opms and qms drivers have been withdrawn, and
125 the old wsqms driver is now called qms. Kernel config files
126 will need updating. See the ones in sys/arch/acorn32/conf
127 for examples.
128
129 20040125:
130 On acorn32, the beep and sysbeep devices are no longer
131 needed, and will need to be deleted from kernel configuration
132 files.
133
134 20040109:
135 Compatibility for old ffs superblock layouts has been
136 added, and the restrictive fsck checks have been reenabled
137 when using those layouts. If you have been using -current
138 since 20030402, you may find that fsck again signals fatal
139 superblock mismatches. To repair, make sure you have
140 an updated fsck_ffs and then you can use fsck_ffs -b 16 -c 4
141 to complete the filesystem upgrade. A message has
142 been added to the kernel which should detect this problem.
143 See the following discussion for more information:
144 http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/current-users/2004/01/11/0022.html
145
146 20031203:
147 New binutils builds may fail due to old dependencies.
148 It's necessary to "make cleandir" to ensure that
149 the dependencies will be rebuilt correctly.
150
151 20031111:
152 A newer mkdep is needed. Error noting that is
153 cc: Ambiguous abbreviation --
154
155 20031008:
156 /usr/include/sys/disklabel_mbr.h was removed.
157 It's necessary to "make cleandir" to ensure that
158 the dependencies will be rebuilt correctly.
159
160 20031007:
161 A sign exension bug was fixed which set all the high bits
162 of our newly expanded ffs fs_flags. This should only
163 affect users who installed or upgraded in September of 2003.
164 A small utility program was posted to tech-kern which
165 should fix this problem, and a warning message was added
166 to the kernel which should discover and warn about it. See
167 http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/tech-kern/2003/10/07/0005.html
168
169 20030906:
170 With the addition of siginfo support the old signal trampoline
171 code has been deprecated to COMPAT_16. Make sure that your running
172 kernel has COMPAT_16 enabled before building userland.
173
174 20030801:
175 With the new openssl, there is some header and library shuffling.
176 rm -f /usr/include/des.h /usr/include/kerberosIV/* /lib/libdes* \
177 /usr/lib/libdes* before building.
178
179 20030703:
180 Texinfo was updated to 4.6. To avoid failures when trying to
181 build the included texinfo files, do:
182
183 cd src/gnu/usr.bin/texinfo
184 make MKINFO=no dependall install
185
186 20030630:
187 Groff was updated to 1.19; it's probably necessary to do
188 cd share/mk && make install
189 cd src/gnu/usr.bin/groff
190 make MKMAN=no dependall install
191 (untested).
192
193 20030516:
194 Due to bugs in the export handling code, invalid export lines
195 were accepted before and caused the kernel to panic when
196 mountd got restarted because it freed memory that had already
197 been freed. This has been fixed and the kernel checks
198 export addresses very strictly. If you upgrade your kernel,
199 make sure you also upgrade mountd, because if your export
200 file contains lines with an old inet4 address syntax (i.e.
201 a.b.c or a.b or a), they will get rejected by the new kernel.
202
203 20030402:
204 The superblock layout for FFS was changed. If you have 1.6
205 fsck binaries, they will signal a fatal superblock mismatch
206 with the first alternate, because they compare too many
207 fields (even ones that aren't useful). If possible, upgrade
208 your fsck_ffs binary before using a new kernel.
209 None of this signals actual filesystem damage.
210
211 20030324:
212 sendmail version 8.12.8 was imported. Since sendmail is
213 now setgid to the smmsp group, and runs in "collection"
214 mode for most common activities, there is a new config
215 file called submit.cf that needs to live in /etc/mail.
216 The generic submit.cf sample in /usr/share/sendmail/cf
217 is named netbsd-msp.cf. Upgrading your regular sendmail
218 configuration file is also strongly advised.
219
220 See the section named "MESSAGE SUBMISSION PROGRAM" in
221 the updated /usr/share/sendmail/README file for more
222 information.
223
224 20030117:
225 Texinfo was updated to 4.3. To avoid failures when trying to
226 build the included texinfo files, do:
227
228 cd src/gnu/usr.bin/texinfo
229 make MKINFO=no dependall install
230
231 20021223:
232 The METALOG format changed slightly, to remove the leading
233 "${DESTDIR}" from path names.
234 This only affects people building with UNPRIVED.
235 For complete safety, remove the DESTDIR entirely and
236 update tools/mtree, before running make build.
237
238 20021219:
239 CVS repository layout was changed. See the following for details
240 if you are using (anonymous) cvs to update your tree.
241
242 http://mail-index.NetBSD.org/netbsd-announce/2002/12/19/0000.html
243
244 20021219:
245 install(1) had a '-N dbdir' option added, to specify an
246 alternate location to look up users & groups (instead
247 of the host system passwd(5) and group(5) databases).
248
249 The build system was modified to take advantage of
250 this option (using ${NETBSDSRCDIR}/etc), so if you
251 use USETOOLS==no, you may have to rebuild and
252 reinstall usr.bin/xinstall first.
253
254 20021130:
255 fparseln(3) moved from libutil to libc.
256 If building to DESTDIR=/, reinstall the includes
257 and rebuild libc:
258 make includes
259 make do-lib-libc
260 If using build.sh, "cd tools/compat && make clean"
261 before rebuilding the tools.
262
263 20021126:
264 The mk.conf(5) variable SYS_INCLUDE has been deprecated,
265 including the optional "SYS_INCLUDE=symlinks" support.
266 All header files, including <sys/*.h> are copied into
267 /usr/include.
268
269 20021121:
270 The C run-time support files crtbegin.o and crtend.o
271 (and their companions crtbeginS.o and crtendS.o) were
272 split up, with new crti.o and crtn.o files resulting.
273 This means that libtool needs to be rebuilt once the
274 new libraries are installed. The process of rebuilding
275 libtool will cause it to automatically notice the new
276 required files, but it *must* be rebuilt in order to
277 do this.
278
279 An out-of-date libtool will result in shared libraries
280 which lack _init() and _fini() routines, which means that
281 their global contructors/destructors will not be invoked.
282
283 20021121:
284 A bug related to how ARM ELF objects were tagged has been
285 corrected.
286
287 NetBSD ARM ELF uses the soft-VFP floating point model by
288 default. However, the assembler lacked support for marking
289 objects as using the VFP floating point format, and the
290 compiler was not properly passing the flag indicating "soft-VFP"
291 to the assembler.
292
293 Unfortunately, this means that the linker will now consider
294 old (i.e. not marked "softvfp") NetBSD ARM ELF objects to be
295 incompatible with new (properly marked) objects.
296
297 The problem will only manifest itself if you attempt to compile
298 a new program using the fixed toolchain, and link that program
299 against old libraries which do not have the proper "softvfp"
300 markings. ALL OF YOUR EXISTING BINARIES AND SHARED LIBRARIES
301 WILL CONTINUE TO WORK PROPERLY.
302
303 The only work-around for the problem is to recompile all of
304 the libraries on the system. The easiest way to do this for
305 system libraries is to install a binary snapshot; they are
306 generally available on releng.NetBSD.org. Any packages you
307 have installed which supply libraries will have to be recompiled
308 if you wish to link new programs against those libraries.
309
310 If you have questions about this matter, please contact
311 port-arm (a] NetBSD.org.
312
313 20021011:
314 Systrace has been improved to support privilege elevation.
315 Updating the kernel requires the userland part of systrace
316 to be rebuilt.
317
318 20021010:
319 The config(8) grammar was changed to allow options to register
320 dependencies on attributes, as well as other options. Users
321 must update and reinstall usr.sbin/config before building a new
322 kernel.
323
324 20021009:
325 A new attribute dependency syntax was introduced to config(8),
326 which is now used by the SCSI configuration description. Users
327 must update and reinstall usr.sbin/config before building a new
328 kernel.
329
330 20021003:
331 Several changes have been made to the autoconfiguration
332 framework. Users must update and reinstall usr.sbin/config
333 before building a new kernel.
334
335 20021001:
336 The i386mp branch has been merged. To compile a kernel, users
337 will need to add the option 'cpu* at mainbus?' to their configuration
338 file. Multiprocessor kernels will need
339 ioapic* at mainbus? apid ?
340 options MULTIPROCESSOR
341 options COM_MPLOCK
342
343 20020922:
344 MKDYNAMICROOT=yes enabled by default, which means that
345 certain shared libraries are installed into /lib, the shared
346 linker is installed into /libexec, and all programs in /bin
347 and /sbin are dynamically linked.
348 If you do not use "make build", you should ensure that
349 you have the libraries and shared linker in the new locations,
350 with:
351 make do-lib-csu do-lib-libc do-lib do-gnu-lib do-ld.elf_so
352
353 20020917:
354 USE_NEW_TOOLCHAIN has been replaced with:
355 - TOOLCHAIN_MISSING -- set to "yes" on platforms for which
356 there is no working in-tree toolchain (hppa, ns32k, sh5,
357 x86_64).
358 - EXTERNAL_TOOLCHAIN -- if defined by the user, points to the
359 root of an external toolchain (e.g. /usr/local/gnu). This
360 enables the cross-build framework even for TOOLCHAIN_MISSING
361 platforms.
362
363 20020906:
364 gehenna-devsw has been merged into the trunk. Need to update and
365 reinstall usr.sbin/config before building the kernel.
366
367 20020822:
368 Crunched rescue tools (contents of /bin and /sbin, plus others)
369 are now provided in /rescue.
370
371 To ensure that these are built statically linked (no matter
372 what the setting of LDSTATIC is), use a crunchgen(1) built
373 from sources newer than 20020820 (see the next entry).
374
375 20020820:
376 crunchgen(1) changed to ensure that the generated program
377 is statically linked.
378
379 Solution: update and reinstall usr.bin/crunch
380
381 20020605:
382 smmsp user/group has been added for sendmail.
383
384 Add the following into /etc/group:
385
386 smmsp:*:17:
387
388 and the following to /etc/master.passwd (via vipw):
389
390 smmsp:*:17:17::0:0:Sendmail Message Submission Program:/nonexistent:/sbin/nologin
391
392 20020515:
393 sshd user/group has been added. Need to hand add this in, or sshd
394 will not let you log in (with default, or UsePrivlegeSeparation=yes)
395
396 Add the following into /etc/group:
397
398 sshd:*:16:
399
400 and the following to /etc/master.passwd (via vipw):
401
402 sshd:*:16:16::0:0:& pseudo-user:/var/chroot/sshd:/sbin/nologin
403
404 Also /var/chroot/sshd directory needs to be present (digged as part of
405 the build process).
406
407 20020426:
408 NBUILDJOBS obsoleted in favor of just using -j.
409
410 20020426:
411 etc/postinstall added, which performs various checks for
412 configuration file updates and changes, and can fix most of
413 the problems identified.
414 This should make it much easier to upgrade a system's
415 configuration from earlier systems (as far back as NetBSD 1.5).
416
417 20020320:
418 <bsd.lib.mk> needs a new install(1) for its "-a cmd" support.
419 Build and install at usr.bin/xinstall before the build.
420
421 20020319:
422 Raw IPv6 socket now makes strict checking for sa_family and sa_len
423 on send(2) operation. Be sure to have sbin/rtsol and usr.sbin/rtsold
424 newer than November 2001 when you upgrade the kernel.
425
426 20020311:
427 ssh configuration files were moved from /etc to /etc/ssh. Beware
428 if you restart your machine from remote. Note that sshd.conf needs
429 to be changed (due to the use of "/etc" inside).
430
431 20020223:
432 Users of the VAX port will need to rebuild and install gas
433 so it deal with the now present register prefix used in all
434 the VAX assembly files.
435
436 20020118:
437 ntpd user/group has been added. Need to hand add this in or builds
438 will break as mtree aborts early.
439
440 Add the following into /etc/group:
441
442 ntpd:*:15:
443
444 and the following to /etc/master.passwd (via vipw):
445
446 ntpd:*:15:15::0:0:Ntpd pseudo-user:/var/chroot/ntpd:/sbin/nologin
447
448 20011207:
449 If you're attempting to build a snapshot on sparc64 and are getting
450 reloc errors from the toolchain groff binary this means your native
451 toolchain has some broken C++ bits.
452
453 To fix:
454
455 Build a new toolchain (i.e. build.sh -t)
456 Use the new toolchain to build and install natively (i.e. /usr/lib)
457
458 gnu/lib/libgcc
459 gnu/lib/libstdc++
460
461 After this a snapshot will be able to be built.
462
463 20011201:
464 In order for a sparc64 build to work you must have a working awk. If
465 you've built and installed a system with the new toolchain up to this
466 point you do not have a working awk as its ability to do floating
467 point is broken.
468
469 To build:
470
471 remake and install gnu/lib/libgcc
472 remake and install gnu/usr.bin/gawk into /usr/bin (make sure it links
473 against the new libgcc.a)
474
475 20011128:
476 Kernel config information was changed to use defflag in
477 the various "files" files. Bug fixes to config(8) are
478 required in order for this to work properly. Make sure
479 to build and install in usr.sbin/config before attempting
480 to build a new kernel.
481
482 20011030:
483 libc/locale/wcstod.c now needs new lint(1). Update lint(1)
484 before building libc.
485
486 20011029:
487 The new document BUILDING.mdoc (view with nroff | more, or
488 see pre-generated .txt and .html versions) describes the build
489 procedure in great detail. BUILDING, and the USE_NEW_TOOLCHAIN
490 build process, are intended in the long run to replace this
491 manual update log.
492
493 Users building a USE_NEW_TOOLCHAIN system should read the
494 BUILDING document for caveats. Generally, BUILDING supersedes
495 UPDATING for these systems, as tool updating is taken care of
496 by the new build system.
497
498 20011028:
499 src/etc/Makefile now needs install to be able to handle
500 symlinks that point to nowhere. A bug in install that
501 prevented this was corrected.
502
503 Solution: update and reinstall usr.bin/xinstall
504 Better Solution: Use the new toolchain and it will just work
505 for you.
506
507 20011006:
508 /etc/mtree/NetBSD.dist has been updated to take advantage of
509 absolute path support added to mtree(8). Older mtree(8)s don't
510 understand the format.
511
512 Solution: update and reinstall usr.sbin/mtree
513
514 20011004:
515 Crunchgen has been updated to work via reach-over makefiles. Updating
516 is suggested before running a snapshot build
517
518 20010915:
519 The new "ubcperf" code committed by Chuck Silvers removed
520 a header file, uvm/uvm_vnode.h. There may be stale .depend
521 files that still reference this file.
522
523 Solution: "make cleandir && make dependall" in affected
524 directories.
525
526 20010803:
527 grep.info is now built from grep.texi using makeinfo. Since it
528 requires makeinfo v4.0, you need to install new texinfo before
529 building gnu/usr.bin/grep. To install new texinfo, please follow
530 the instruction described in 20010726 entry.
531
532 20010803:
533 (i386 only): i386 kernel now uses new instructions like
534 `fxsave' which old gas doesn't understand. To build the
535 kernel successfully, you need to build and install a new toolchain,
536 (i.e., build.sh -t) or (temporarily) comment out "options I686_CPU"
537 from your kernel configuration until you rebuild your userland.
538 See 20011029 above and BUILDING file in this directory for more information.
539 [updated 20020630 since i386 gas moved when USE_NEW_TOOLCHAIN enabled]
540
541 20010731:
542 Bootloader update on ELF platforms. DDB in kernels from before
543 this will be unable to read symbol tables provided by newer
544 bootloaders.
545
546 20010726:
547 Texinfo was updated to 4.0. To avoid failures when trying to
548 build the included texinfo files, do:
549
550 cd src/gnu/usr.bin/texinfo
551 make MKINFO=no dependall install
552
553 20010718:
554 Enabled correct .init/.fini processing in crt0. The way this
555 was done was to change a -I directive to cc(1), which means
556 make(1) will have a stale dependency (it will be checking the
557 timestamp on the wrong "dot_init.h").
558
559 The symptom you will see is that new programs die with SIGSEGV
560 if you have a stale dependency.
561
562 Solution: "make cleandir" in both lib/csu and libexec/ld.elf_so
563 before starting your build.
564
565 20010628:
566 A construct was added to uvm_page.h that uncovered a bug
567 in lint(1). If you get a warning/error about a non-portable
568 bitfield, update your lint(1) before proceeding.
569
570 20010226:
571 Added named user/group to system. Need to hand add this in or builds
572 will break as mtree aborts early.
573
574 To work around add by hand:
575
576 named:*:14:
577
578 to /etc/group and add:
579
580 named:*:14:14::0:0:Named pseudo-user:/var/named:/sbin/nologin
581
582 to master.passwd (use vipw for instance if doing by hand).
583
584 Now a make build should progress.
585
586 20010219:
587 get/setprogname() added. Any hostprogs that may use this will need
588 to be bootstrapped manually until the host system is current.
589
590 Known problems: sys/arch/macppc/stand/fixcoff
591 usr.sbin/config (adding -DMAKE_BOOTSTRAP to
592 CFLAGS and rebuilding should work)
593 usr.sbin/mdsetimage - Build a static copy if
594 building a snapshot before fully bootstrapped.
595
596 20010204:
597 prepare the code to compile with stricter gcc flags. in
598 particular start eliminating redundant declarations. Yacc
599 needs to be installed before make build.
600
601 20010114:
602 introduce .if commands(target) in make(1). You need to
603 bring everything up-to-date first, then without installing
604 anything make and install in usr.bin/make, then proceed
605 with make build.
606
607 20010101:
608 bsd.subdir.mk committed 20001230 had a bug which caused
609 afterinstall targets to run too soon; update again.
610
611 20001230:
612 New share/mk files needed to support .WAIT in SUBDIR variables.
613 If you get make errors,
614 (cd share/mk; make install)
615 Also, PRINTOBJDIR has changed and is now used more heavily.
616
617 20001019:
618 The `ca' device driver has been replaced by `ld'; although the
619 major and minor numbers haven't changed, you should update your /dev
620 directory.
621
622 20000929:
623 The following make directives are obsoleted.
624 MKCRYPTO_RSA NOCRYPTO_RSA NOCRYPTO_RC5 NOCRYPTO_IDEA
625 By default, RSA is built into libcrypto. IDEA and RC5 will not be
626 built into libcrypto. By using MKCRYPTO_{RC5,IDEA}, you can build
627 additional library libcrypto_{idea,rc5}.
628
629
630 Hints for a more successful build:
631 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
632 Use build.sh, but do not use its "expert mode":
633 This will will automatically build the tools in the
634 correct order, and it will keep the tools and the
635 new build products from interfering with the running
636 system. This will allow you to ignore most of the
637 other advice in this file.
638 Build a new kernel first:
639 This makes sure that any new system calls or features
640 expected by the new userland will be present. This
641 helps to avoid critical errors when upgrading.
642 Use object directories:
643 This helps to keep stale object
644 files from polluting the build if a Makefile "forgets"
645 about one. It also makes it easier to clean up after
646 a build. It's also necessary if you want to use the
647 same source tree for multiple machines.
648 To use object directories with build.sh:
649 a) invoke build.sh with the "-M" or "-O" options.
650 To use object directories without using build.sh:
651 a) cd /usr/src ; make cleandir
652 b) Add "OBJMACHINE=yes" to /etc/mk.conf
653 c) Add "MKOBJDIRS=yes" to /etc/mk.conf
654 d) cd /usr/src ; make build
655 Note that running "make obj" in a directory will create
656 in obj.$MACHINE directory.
657 Build to a DESTDIR:
658 This helps to keep old installed files (especially libraries)
659 from interfering with the new build.
660 To build to a DESTDIR with build.sh, use the "-D" option.
661 To build to a DESTDIR without using build.sh, set the DESTDIR
662 environment variable before running make build. It should be
663 set to the pathname of an initially empty directory.
664 Problems: if you do not use build.sh, you might need to
665 update critical utilities without using DESTDIR since
666 nothing is executed from what is installed in DESTDIR.
667 (See critical utils, below.)
668 Build often:
669 This keeps critical utilities current enough to not choke
670 on any other part of the source tree that depends on up to
671 date functionality. If you use build.sh, you should not have
672 this problem.
673
674 What to do if things don't work:
675 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
676 When things don't work there is usually a few things that commonly
677 should be done.
678 1) make includes
679 This should be done automatically by make build.
680 2) cd share/mk && make install
681 Again, automatically done by make build.
682
683 Failsafe rebuild of a small part of the tree:
684 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
685 To make sure you rebuild something correctly you want to do
686 something like the following:
687 1) Make sure the includes and .mk files are up to date.
688 2) Make sure any program used to build the particular
689 utility is up to date. (yacc, lex, etc...)
690 3) cd ...path/to/util...
691 make cleandir
692 rm ...all obj directories...
693 make cleandir # yes, again
694 make obj
695 make depend && make
696
697 Failsafe rebuild of the entire tree:
698 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
699 If you really want to make sure the source tree is clean and
700 ready for a build try the following. Note that sourcing /etc/mk.conf
701 (a make(1) Makefile) in this manner is not right, and will not work
702 for anyone who uses any make(1) features in /etc/mk.conf.
703
704 ---cut here---
705 #!/bin/sh
706 . /etc/mk.conf
707
708 if [ -z $NETBSDSRCDIR ] ; then
709 NETBSDSRCDIR=/usr/src
710 fi
711 if [ \! -d $NETBSDSRCDIR ] ; then
712 echo Unable to find sources
713 exit 1
714 fi
715 find $NETBSDSRCDIR -name \*.o -o -name obj.\* -o -name obj -exec rm \{\} \;
716
717 if [ -z $BSDOBJDIR ] ; then
718 BSDOBJDIR=/usr/obj
719 fi
720 if [ -d $BSDOBJDIR ] ; then
721 rm -rf $BSDOBJDIR
722 fi
723
724 cd $NETBSDSRCDIR && make cleandir
725
726 ---cut here---
727
728 Critical utilities:
729 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
730 gnu/usr.bin/egcs
731 usr.bin/compile_et
732 usr.bin/make
733 usr.bin/yacc
734 usr.bin/lex
735 usr.bin/xlint
736 usr.sbin/config
737
738 Other problems and possible solutions:
739 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
740 Symptom:Unreasonable compiler errors.
741 Fix: Rebuild gnu/usr.bin/egcs
742
743 Symptom:Complaints involving a Makefile.
744 Fix: Rebuild usr.bin/make:
745 cd usr.bin/make && make && make install
746 Or, a failsafe method if that doesn't work:
747 cd usr.bin/make && cc *.c */*.c -I . -o make && mv make /usr/bin
748
749 Fix: Make sure .mk files are up to date.
750 cd share/mk && make install
751
752 Symptom:Kernel `config' fails to configure any kernel, including GENERIC.
753 Fix: Rebuild usr.sbin/config
754
755 Symptom:
756 Fix: Rebuild usr.bin/yacc
757
758 Symptom:
759 Fix: Rebuild usr.bin/lex
760
761 Symptom:
762 Fix: rm /usr/lib/libbfd.a
763
764 Symptom:Obsolete intermediate files are used during compilation
765 Fix: Try the following sequence of commands in the directory in question.
766 make cleandir; rm `make print-objdir`; make cleandir; make obj
767 (If you built the tree without "make obj" in the past, obsolete files
768 may remain. The command tries to clean everything up)
769
770 Symptom:.../sysinst/run.c:xx: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
771 Fix: Rebuild and install usr.bin/menuc
772
773 Symptom:mklocale not found during build in share/locale/ctype
774 Fix: Build and install usr.bin/mklocale
775
776 Symptom:undefined reference to `__assert13' or `__unsetenv13'
777 Fix: Rebuild and install lib/libc
778
779 Symptom:usr.sbin/config fails to build.
780 Fix: Try building with -DMAKE_BOOTSTRAP added to CFLAGS in Makefile.
781
782 Symptom:undefined reference to `getprogname' or `setprogname'
783 Fix: Rebuild and install lib/libc
784
785 Symptom:lint does not understand the '-X' option
786 Fix: May need to build & install libs with NOLINT=1 before rebuilding lint
787