/dev/null: No such file or directory

[Marc G. Fournier]

On Tue, 19 Sep 2006, Alexander Leidinger wrote:

> Quoting Brooks Davis <brooks at one-eyed-alien.net> (from Mon, 18 Sep 2006 
> 21:25:30 -0500):
>
>> On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 11:08:42PM -0300, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
>>> 
>>> I have linux_base-fc-4_8 installed, clean install, and the two sysctl
>>> referred to in /usr/ports/UPDATING haven't been changed from the default:
>>> 
>>> # sysctl -a | grep compat.linux.osname
>>> compat.linux.osname: Linux
>>> # sysctl -a | grep compat.linux.osrelease
>>> compat.linux.osrelease: 2.4.2
>>> 
>>> But, when I try to run configure from a chroot environment, I get:
>>> 
>>> ../gcc-4.0.3/configure: line 533: /dev/null: No such file or directory
>>> 
>>> I've searched through /usr/ports/UPDATING, but am not finding anything
>>> except for the section on "remove /compat/linux completely", which I've
>>> done ...
>>> 
>>> So, either the port isn't creating something, or I'm missing something in
>>> the UPDATING doc :(
>> 
>> You must have devfs containing at least null and zero mounted in your
>> chroot.
>
> Right. Additionally I suggest to use a linux_dist-gento-* port if you 
> want to do cross-development. The default linux_base port only contains 
> stuff to run the programs in the ports collection (and maybe a little 
> bit more). To compile the stuff to test the linuxolator in -current I 
> use linux_dist-gento-stage3. You should mount devfs, linprovfs and maybe 
> linsysfs in the chroot.

Is there a trick I need to do to get stage3 to install in a jail? :)

dev/ttya4: Can't restore device node: Operation not permitted
dev/radio49: Can't restore device node: Operation not permitted
dev/sdd14: Can't restore device node: Operation not permitted
dev/xda8: Can't restore device node: Operation not permitted
dev/mcdx0: Can't restore device node: Operation not permitted
dev/scd3: Can't restore device node: Operation not permitted
dev/vcs54: Can't restore device node: Operation not permitted
dev/fd0u800: Can't restore device node: Operation not permitted
*** Error code 1

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