Re: kernel config: COMPAT_FREEBSD4 ?

From: Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des_at_des.no>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:54:04 +0200
Rob <spamrefuse_at_yahoo.com> writes:
> The upcoming 5.3 stable kernel configuration has the option
> COMPAT_FREEBSD4. What is the consequence of not having this
> in the kernel?

Quite a few FreeBSD 4.x binaries will fail to run.  This probably
includes most non-Linux binary-only ports (e.g. www/opera)

> If I install 5.3 from scratch on my system and compile all
> software from scratch, will I run into trouble without the
> option COMPAT_FREEBSD4 in the kernel?

Probably not.

> What is the connection between this kernal option and
> the port misc/compat4x ?

The ports installs FreeBSD 4.x versions of various system libraries
which FreeBSD 4.x binaries may or may not need.

DES
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Dag-Erling Smørgrav - des_at_des.no
Received on Mon Oct 25 2004 - 11:54:13 UTC

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