Re: fail to compile NetBSD current from Linux at second attempt

El 11/6/26 a las 18:31, Greg Troxel escribió:
> Ramiro Aceves <[email protected]> writes:
> 
>> El 11/6/26 a las 16:17, Greg Troxel escribió:
>>> Ramiro Aceves <[email protected]> writes:
>>>
>>>> Thanks so much Robert for your explanation, I appreciatte it very much
>>>> and I understand it better now. I am going to try NetBSD-11 and see
>>>> what happens.
>>> The real question is what are you trying to do.
>>
>> I was doing anything serious, I was bored and only tried to compile
>> full NetBSD from Linux, just as an exercise following the NetBSD Guide
>> (it sounds cool to compile a full OS from another OS). I choose
>> NetBSD-current just for choosing something and see what happened.
> 
> Totally reasonable to build just to build.  it ought to work.

Hi Greg

Yes, doing that may help expose build issues.
> 
>>> If you want the very latest, and you are ok with running into build
>>> issue, waiting, and retrying, and perhaps trouble with the system when
>>> booted, and are ok with using /rescue and/or booting off saved bootable
>>> media, then you can of course run current if you want.
>>
>> No, I do not have the expertise to fight with the OS at such level ;-)
> 
> You don't need to deal with those things to build.  And if you have a
> spare computer, or you set up a VM (qemu/nvmm, or under some other OS),
> you can install it and try it.  It is only when you have valuable data
> on it, or you need it to work, that you might have troubles.

Great. I have here several not critical computers to test things. Even 2 old 32 
bit Intel laptops. The thing I would like to have is more free time to play with 
it! ;-)

> 
> I have a box running netbsd-11 and xen.  It has 5 domU systems, most of
> amd64/i386 x 9/10/11 (but not i386-11).  I use it to build packages, for
> systems I have elsewhere, and for the next os versions of those systems.
> I'm on the verge of dropping 9 and adding current.   I use to have amd64
> current but I took the exit ramp to netbsd-11 when it branched.
> 
> I didn't mean to discourage you from trying things, only to caution you
> that if you are relying on a system working and it being not working
> would inconvenience you, current is not the best choice.  If you are
> totally fine with it not working, it's just fine.

No problem at all Greg, I always read carefully all the suggestions and 
explanations shared by the experts on this mailing list, they are very valuable 
for me.

Regards.
Ramiro.