On recent 12-STABLE with /etc/ssl/certs directory absent, installworld fails with: -------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Installing everything completed on Fri Oct 16 00:11:26 CEST 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------- Scanning /usr/share/certs/blacklisted for certificates... Scanning /usr/share/certs/trusted for certificates... install: /etc/ssl/certs: realpath: No such file or directory install: /etc/ssl/certs: realpath: No such file or directory install: /etc/ssl/certs: realpath: No such file or directory install: /etc/ssl/certs: realpath: No such file or directory ... install: /etc/ssl/certs: realpath: No such file or directory Scanning /usr/local/share/certs for certificates... install: /etc/ssl/certs: realpath: No such file or directory Scanning /usr/local/etc/ssl/certs for certificates... install: /etc/ssl/certs: realpath: No such file or directory install: /etc/ssl/certs: realpath: No such file or directory install: /etc/ssl/certs: realpath: No such file or directory install: /etc/ssl/certs: realpath: No such file or directory *** Error code 71 Stop. make[1]: stopped in /usr/src *** Error code 1 certctl.sh should check for presence of CERTDESTDIR and exit gracefuly if not present.