FreeNAS build from scratch fails on a FreeBSD 11.2 desktop platform

[jagadish kavalath]

Hi ,

I have FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE desktop platform setup and cloned the FreeNAS 11 and trying to following the process of "Building FreeNAS 11 from Scratch" from the https://github.com/freenas/build path
My FreeBSD setup has 8GB RAM.

On attempting to issue a "make release" the system stops responding after some time and sometimes the build throws an error as follows

Code:

oot@freebsdhost:/usr/build # make release
[0:00:00] ==> NOTICE: Selected profile: freenas
[0:00:00] ==> NOTICE: Build timestamp: 201809031115
[0:00:00] ==> Checking build environment...
[0:00:00] ==> Build environment is OK
[0:00:00] ==> Sandbox is fully checked out
Doing executing target release on host: freebsdhost
Build directory: /usr/build
[0:00:01] ==> Building world from /usr/build/freenas/_BE/os
[0:00:01] ==> Log file: /usr/build/freenas/_BE/objs/logs/buildworld
[2:34:16] ==> Failed command: env -u DEBUG -u MAKEFLAGS MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX=/usr/build/freenas/_BE/objs make -j 9 -C /usr/build/freenas/_BE/os __MAKE_CONF=/usr/build/freenas/_BE/objs/make-build.conf NOCLEAN=YES buildworld
[2:34:17] ==> Returned value: 2
[2:34:17] ==> ERROR: Build failed
*** Error code 1

Stop.
make[2]: stopped in /usr/build
*** Error code 1

Stop.
make[1]: stopped in /usr/build
*** Error code 1

Stop.
make: stopped in /usr/build
root@freebsdhost:/usr/build #

Note: Attached the buildworld log

 

[jagadish kavalath]

Please help as to what may be the reason for such a failure.

 

[dlavigne]

Why are you trying to build from scratch? What is your goal?

 

[Ericloewe]

Also note:

• You need a beefy workstation to build FreeNAS. I don't think 8 GB is enough for a vaguely pleasant experience, but @dlavigne should know more about that
• 11.2 is still in Beta

 

[jagadish kavalath]

Why are you trying to build from scratch? What is your goal?

We need to build the kernel with driver patches(for ethernet phy and msata controller) for our custom hardware.

 

[wblock]

That procedure worked the last time I tested it. Given the error, I would do make clean, then try again.

 

[jagadish kavalath]

That procedure worked the last time I tested it. Given the error, I would do make clean, then try again.

I have tried multiple time of doing a "make clean" however the issue remains the same.

 

[wblock]

Note that the requirements say you need 16G of RAM. With only 8G, make sure there is at least 8G of swap space, and plan on it taking a long time.