Bug 135444

Summary:	freebsd-update(8) failing should be more verbose
Product:	Base System	Reporter:	Dan Naumov <dan.naumov>
Component:	bin	Assignee:	Colin Percival <cperciva>
Status:	Closed FIXED
Severity:	Affects Only Me	CC:	emaste, gndaryee
Priority:	Normal
Version:	Unspecified
Hardware:	Any
OS:	Any
See Also:	https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204115 https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=234771

Description Dan Naumov 2009-06-10 14:30:03 UTC

Now, I *know* you are only supposed to use freebsd-update to update installations done from official binaries and that it's not supposed to work on updating the -STABLE or -CURRENT branches. However, I believe that freebsd-update should be more verbose when failing to update such a system, explaining the reasons why. Right now, running freebsd-update fetch on a -STABLE system results in the following:

agathon# freebsd-update fetch
Looking up update.FreeBSD.org mirrors... 2 mirrors found.
Fetching metadata signature for 7.2-STABLE from update4.FreeBSD.org... failed.
Fetching metadata signature for 7.2-STABLE from update5.FreeBSD.org... failed.
No mirrors remaining, giving up.

There is absolutely no indication for the reasons of the failure.

How-To-Repeat: Install any version of FreeBSD that includes freebsd-update, do a source upgrade to -STABLE, install, reboot and run freebsd-update.

Comment 1 Mark Linimon freebsd_committer

2009-06-10 21:49:18 UTC

Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-bugs->cperciva

Over to maintainer.

Comment 2 Eitan Adler freebsd_committer

2018-05-28 19:44:34 UTC

batch change:

For bugs that match the following
-  Status Is In progress 
AND
- Untouched since 2018-01-01.
AND
- Affects Base System OR Documentation

DO:

Reset to open status.


Note:
I did a quick pass but if you are getting this email it might be worthwhile to double check to see if this bug ought to be closed.

Comment 3 Gerald Aryeetey 2019-01-21 18:29:51 UTC

Should be fixed as of base r343122

Comment 4 Ed Maste freebsd_committer

2019-01-21 19:50:22 UTC

Fixed by base r343122, MFC tracked in PR 234771