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I wrote the following script to ease the process of
updating and
building an OpenBSD/Zaurus system from source. In order to have an up to date installation you'll need to answer two
yes/
no questions and press
ENTER twice. If you'd like to give it a try you can download it from here:
Openbsdupdate ScriptSave Script As: openbsdupdate
Last Updated: 03 DEC 2007
Version:
0.3.1 <Added newaliases requirement>
NOTE 1: You might have to
chmod +x openbsdupdate as "
root" after downloading the script. To execute the script just ./openbsdupdate as "
root"
The script
must be ran as "
root" and requires "
root's" shell to be the default
ksh. If you haven't changed "
roots" shell then you should be fine. I also suggest running this script outside of X. I'll continue to add a few other features ( like auto-patching a few of iamsmiths patches ) to the script over time. If you find any bugs please let me know and I'll have them fixed ASAP.
NOTE 2:
Don't ignore this message!
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After the Zaurus reboots login as 'root' to continue the build process
Press ENTER to reboot!
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Don't login as user "
joeblow" and then
su into "
root." You must login as "
root" to continue the build process after rebooting. (However, see
NOTE 4 for those using NFS mount points.)
NOTE 3: It can take up to
ten minutes for source syncing to begin.
NOTE 4: If your ports/src/xenocara sources are on NFS mounts then ensure they are mounted before running this script. Also, they must be remounted before logging in as "
root" after the initial reboot. I suggest removing "
noauto" from your /etc/fstab NFS mount points before running this script and adding it back after the update is complete. Otherwise, you'll need to login as any "
non-root" user,
su into "
root", mount the NFS exports, logout, and relogin as "
root".
