Dear All,
This is on a new (unpatched yet) du4.0d alphaserver1200.
Trying to make a boot tape, using btcreate from the command line
fails.
The error line is:
Makefile:834: *** Recursive variable `target_machine' references itself
(eventually). Stop.
This is the log being created by the utility, (I've snipped lots
of the waffle)
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You have started btcreate as follows :
./btcreate
BOOTABLE TAPE CREATION
The btcreate utility creates a bootable Standalone System (SAS)
<snip>
Kernel Configuration File specified : /usr/sys/conf/OMNI533
Disk Partition : mfs
Tape Drive : nrmt0h
File systems included : yes
Miniroot customizations : no
The following file systems were specified for back up:
Device_Name Mount_Point File_Type Size
root_domain#root / advfs 187796
Are the answers correct? (y/n) [y]:
Creating a new kernel...
*** KERNEL CONFIGURATION AND BUILD PROCEDURE ***
Saving /sys/conf/OMNI533.BOOTABLE as /sys/conf/OMNI533.BOOTABLE.bck
Do you want to edit the configuration file? (y/n) [n]:
*** PERFORMING KERNEL BUILD ***
Makefile:834: *** Recursive variable `target_machine' references itself (eventually). Stop.
*** WARNING ***
An error has occurred during system configuration. A partial listing
of the error log file (./errs) follows:
Makefile:834: *** Recursive variable `target_machine' references itself (eventually). Stop.
Press <RETURN> to continue:
Do you want to edit the configuration file? (y/n) [n]:
*** NOTE ***
A new kernel for this machine could not be successfully created.
Restoring original configuration file - /sys/conf/OMNI533.BOOTABLE
vmunix has not been built successfully, exiting btcreate.
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NAy help to make a boot tape will be appreciated.
Bob
Received on Thu Apr 09 1998 - 09:35:45 NZST