bvdwiel wrote:
the upgrade doesn't seem to like my development libraries and/or developer tools CD stating: this CD isn't intended for this version if IRIX. Leaving me with well over 100 conflicts which I can only "resolve" by not installing the conflicting bits.. which is almost the entire upgrade. It doesn't matter whether I perform this upgrade from 6.5.0 or from 6.5.16 (which I also have overlays for, which do actually work).
Welcome to nekochan bvdwiel. I think you might find a ready (but not so obvious) solution to that particular problem.
Certain IRIX install CDs require a change from the default
/CDROM/dist search path (usually because they contain products for more than one major IRIX revision). The 6.5_Development_Libraries CD uses the default
/CDROM/dist path. If you're trying to install a version of MIPSPro earlier than 7.4, when you insert the Development_Foundation 1.1 CD, you'll need to direct the installer to
/CDROM/dist/dist6.5 (ditto on the /CDROM/dist/dist6.5 path if you attempt to install NFS).
If you're trying to install MIPSPro 7.4, as I recall you'll need the Development Foundation 1.
3 CD (Dev Foundation 1.1 or 1.2 shipped with all but the most recent sets of IRIX install libraries) BTW, just to keep us on our toes, SGI switched the install path of the 1.3 Dev Foundation back to /CDROM/dist.
He a screenshot of the directory structure of the Development Libraries where all the installation files are in the first level
/dist directory:
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and the Development Foundation 1.1 CD where the IRIX 6.5 install files are located in an additional
/dist/dist6.5 subdirectory:
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The
/CDROM/dist/inst.README file on the Dev Foundation 1.3 CD offers basic install instructions:
Code:
The MIPSpro 7.4. Compiler Release
=================================
Each MIPSpro 7.4 Compiler Language is packaged on 3 CD's.
1. MIPSpro 7.4 Compiler Execution Envrionment (EOE) CD
2. Irix Development Foundation (IDF) 1.3 CD
3. MIPSpro C (or C++, F77, F90) Compiler CD
Installation under /
====================
This example assumes that the dev and irix_dev
images have already been installed. These base images
are located on the IRIX Development Libraries CD (IDL)
and updated with each version of 6.5.x on the
Irix 6.5.x Installation Tools and Overlays CD's.
To install the MIPSpro 7.4 compiler products
on top of an earlier MIPSpro release under /
use the inst command as follows:
(NOTE: This will remove the previous versions of the compiler)
#1 With the MIPSpro 7.4 Compiler EOE CD in CDROM drive
#inst -f /CDROM/dist
Inst> keep * (or the shorthand k *)
If this is a scratch install do:
Inst> install installable (or the shorthand i A)
Or if this is an upgrade do:
Inst> install Upgrade (or the shorthand i U)
Inst> go
#2 With the IRIX Development Foundation (IDF) 1.3 CD
in the CDROM drive
Inst> from /CDROM/dist
Inst> keep * (or the shorthand k *)
If this is a scratch install do:
Inst> install installable (or the shorthand i A)
Or if this is an upgrade do:
Inst> install Upgrade (or the shorthand i U)
Inst> go
NOTE:
If running C or C++ on IRIX 6.5.18 or later you MUST
INSTALL patchSG0004605 from the Irix Development Foundation
(IDF) 1.3 CD. That patch is NOT installable on systems
prior to 6.5.18.
#3 With the MIPSpro 7.4 C CD in the
CDROM drive
Inst> keep * (or the shorthand k *)
If this is a scratch install do:
Inst> install installable (or the shorthand i A)
Or if this is an upgrade do:
Inst> install Upgrade (or the shorthand i U)
Inst> go
To install other compilers go back to step #3.
For more information, see the installation instructions
in the Irix Development Foundation Release notes.
(#relnotes idf 1)
If you decide to try IRIX and have any more issues, feel free to post questions on nekochan. I think you'll find most of the membership would be more than willing to offer help.
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