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-rw-r--r--Makefile18
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ccc9f94..716cf04 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -144,14 +144,17 @@ ${TGTS}:
# Set a reasonable default
.MAIN: all
+.if defined(DESTDIR)
.if make(world)
STARTTIME!= LC_ALL=C date
.endif
#
# world
#
-# Attempt to rebuild and reinstall *everything*, with reasonable chance of
-# success, regardless of how old your existing system is.
+# Attempt to rebuild and reinstall everything. This target is not to be
+# used for upgrading an existing FreeBSD system, because the kernel is
+# not included. One can argue that this target doesn't build everything
+# then.
#
world: upgrade_checks
@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
@@ -178,6 +181,17 @@ world: upgrade_checks
@echo ">>> make world completed on `LC_ALL=C date`"
@echo " (started ${STARTTIME})"
@echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
+.else
+world:
+ @echo "WARNING: make world will overwrite your existing FreeBSD"
+ @echo "installation without also building and installing a new"
+ @echo "kernel. This can be dangerous. Please read the handbook,"
+ @echo "'Using make world', for how to upgrade your system."
+ @echo "Define DESTDIR to the where you want to install FreeBSD,
+ @echo "including /, to override this warning and proceed as usual."
+ @echo "Bailing out now..."
+ @false
+.endif
#
# kernel
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