which "include" being used?

[Ivan Voras]

On 21/09/2011 04:34, Garrett Cooper wrote:
> On Sep 20, 2011, at 6:19 PM, Kevin Oberman <kob6558 at gmail.com> wrote:

>> To build a new system, you have to start with something. You build the
>> toolcain  and gcc. Those have to be built first with the existing compiler
>> and toolchain which uses the existing system include files.
>>
>> Later in buildworld, they are re-built using the new toolchain, compiler,
>> and header files.
>>
>> If you lost your system header files, you will need to restore them before
>> you can re-build the system.
>> Sorry.
> 
> I'd unpack a tarball from the most recent release. It's the easiest way to fix things :)..

I second this suggestion - if the system is damaged enough, this is
really the best and most painless way. Because of API & ABI stability in
FreeBSD STABLE branches, there isn't much that can go wrong even if you
repopulate it (temporarily) with another release's sources.


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