On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 08:06:02AM -0400, K.R. (Randy) Lewis wrote:
> I was happily building a butt-load of 'ports', on my new 4.3 MP system

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> and then BAM!   No space.

>

> Here's where it went in the woods:

> ---

> .

> . building, and building, and building...

> .

> .

> Link to /usr/ports/packages/i386/cdrom/python-expat-2.4.4p6.tgz

> ===>  Verifying specs:  ssl panel m crypto c util z readline pthread

> ncurses stdc++

> ===>  found ssl.11.0 panel.3.0 m.2.3 crypto.13.0 c.43.0 util.11.0 z.4.1

> readline.3.0 pthread.9.0 ncurses.10.0 stdc++.44.0

> ===>  Installing python-2.4.4p6 from /usr/ports/packages/i386/all/

> Error: /dev/sd0a is not large enough (/var/db/pkg/python-2.4.4p6/+DESC)

> Error: /dev/sd0a is not large enough (/var/db/pkg/python-2.4.4p6/+DISPLAY)

> Error: /dev/sd0a is not large enough (/var/db/pkg/python-2.4.4p6/+UNDISPLAY)

> Error: ... more files do not fit on /dev/sd0a

> /dev/sd0a: 19414100 bytes (missing 9.12805682554186e+18 blocks)

> <----- WHAT ??

> /usr/sbin/pkg_add: fatal issues in  installing python-2.4.4p6

> *** Error code 1

> .

> ---

>           I checked, just to be sure:

> ---

> Stop in /usr/ports/devel/bzr (line 1422 of

> /usr/ports/infrastructure/mk/bsd.port.mk).

> srv0e# df

> Filesystem  1K-blocks      Used     Avail Capacity  Mounted on

> /dev/sd0a   34597155706896682 523203028984004608

> -8567816068771348469     6%    /

> srv0e# reboot

> .

> .

Too be more precise, since some include files changed, you MUST use

the proper rebuiling steps:
1. clean your kernel build dir.

2. run config

3. make depend && make

4. reboot

5. clean /usr/obj

6. make obj and make build
Or use s snap to save you the trouble.
	-Otto