cvs commit: src Makefile
David O'Brien
obrien at FreeBSD.org
Mon Jul 19 18:26:33 PDT 2004
On Fri, Jul 16, 2004 at 02:51:28AM +0000, Marcel Moolenaar wrote:
> marcel 2004-07-16 02:51:28 UTC
>
> FreeBSD src repository
>
> Modified files:
> . Makefile
> Log:
> As per discussions on current@, protect unsuspecting users from
> trying to upgrade their system with make world instead of following
> the preferred and suggested sequence of commands. The fact remains
> that make world does not upgrade the kernel.
> Allow make world when DESTDIR has been specified, including when
> DESTDIR specifies the root file system. Otherwise, print a useful
> warning and fail.
Please back this out ASAP.
'make world' has been our documented way to update a system for the past
10 years. Changing this should be done lightly. It should be discussed
on freebsd-arch@, and not in some random thread on freebsd-current@ under
a subject line that gave zero indication of what was being discussed.
Thank you.
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