From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 4 22:17:44 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD2B11065693 for ; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 22:17:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from apseudoutopia@gmail.com) Received: from mail-ew0-f216.google.com (mail-ew0-f216.google.com [209.85.219.216]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 642D18FC0A for ; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 22:17:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ewy8 with SMTP id 8so3373065ewy.35 for ; Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:17:43 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=2UiwcWy80XErgA9ZXmB06GgRBYQuF4xA7ifP1M7X4ls=; b=xCHVSFA204LZIJB09YQD1ns2rCSbobL84AUHGcXVo5rVVzxq6Ia1nD5SaE+J/CwQDY Fwdp+k5OC/H21UlSfGmUD1FjYn7Eiqfi925uf5aDZlitrNU5R5fEgYlfCBla383GpPsA Sk5cA2+7/H42f7GEw8/LG259vBDHFe9u8/Bhg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type; b=ihYWlc/rbmCO3NEK+nd2TbvlOwmhnCILLOCP/xQyz8t5sGCQ81dWhfnfQ8aG6UArSh nqLvFDMfobKnxHbVfV+Mi909Pe8jKaDMKEZ4uiT1dNAqyzRT/h4GJYgEivbnBsUMvwuj +5HylFm8CdeuhMZHCAFXDRrJbbbquP20Z4wXY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.86.203 with SMTP id w53mr1333003wee.58.1259965063243; Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:17:43 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <481610.50905.qm@web88001.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <20091204215231.GA32092@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <481610.50905.qm@web88001.mail.re2.yahoo.com> From: APseudoUtopia Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 17:17:23 -0500 Message-ID: <27ade5280912041417s272c60aby9c7dd2db46305a93@mail.gmail.com> To: Gardner Bell Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: Roland Smith , FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Use of COMPAT Kernel Options X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:17:44 -0000 On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 5:04 PM, Gardner Bell wrote: > --- On Fri, 12/4/09, Roland Smith wrote: > >> From: Roland Smith >> Subject: Re: Use of COMPAT Kernel Options >> To: "APseudoUtopia" >> Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" >> Date: Friday, December 4, 2009, 9:52 PM >> On Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 04:39:59PM >> -0500, APseudoUtopia wrote: >> > Hello, >> > >> > I'm working on editing the kernel configuration file >> for a custom >> > kernel. The system will be running FreeBSD >> 8.0-RELEASE-p1. I'm >> > wondering about the use of the COMPAT options in the >> kernel config. >> > COMPAT_43 >> >> Well, COMPAT_43 one isn't even in GENERIC anymore, so I >> guess it is not that >> important anymore. >> >> > COMPAT_43TTY >> >> This is still in the GENERIC kernel. I'd keep it in >> initially. Then build a >> kernel without it. If that fails to start the system >> properly, you'll always >> have a good kernel to fall back on. >> >> Have a look at what is written under COMPATIBILITY OPTIONS >> in /sys/conf/NOTES. >> >> > COMPAT_FREEBSD[4-7] >> >> If you do not have binaries from ealier FreeBSD versions >> around, you can skip >> these. >> > > FWIW, a FreeBSD 8.0 kernel fails to build without COMPAT_FREEBSD7 so I'd keep that. > > It didn't for me....I initially compiled with not a single COMPAT option before I sent the mail to this list. I wanted to inquire about it before I installed the kernel. But it did build with no COMPAT options at all....