From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 4 23:01:03 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 D71E2106566C for ; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 23:01:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gbell72@rogers.com) Received: from n8a.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com (n8a.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com [209.191.87.104]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 71D708FC08 for ; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 23:01:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [68.142.200.225] by n8.bullet.mail.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 04 Dec 2009 22:47:35 -0000 Received: from [76.13.13.26] by t6.bullet.mud.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 04 Dec 2009 22:47:35 -0000 Received: from [68.142.237.89] by t3.bullet.mail.ac4.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 04 Dec 2009 22:47:35 -0000 Received: from [66.196.97.132] by t5.bullet.re3.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 04 Dec 2009 22:47:35 -0000 Received: from [127.0.0.1] by omp105.mail.re3.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 04 Dec 2009 22:47:35 -0000 X-Yahoo-Newman-Property: ymail-3 X-Yahoo-Newman-Id: 513777.25384.bm@omp105.mail.re3.yahoo.com Received: (qmail 42536 invoked by uid 60001); 4 Dec 2009 22:47:35 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=rogers.com; s=s1024; t=1259966855; bh=yxwdvTDnmAvQ6J6suFTC2rfeKVrmdWUdnyUw+8Qbtn8=; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=nw7g0wv6lo6yAaGMlbDoPkDAVbRBnPBOROgvf7tTxYSgSdrotljWaGRCiVkyxaojOR0BvyRhVJMlL51zcleKSHolJvEy9U4mtwMeTpLevwAXihORRPyjzqvJHJTS6L8LCStT6upWl7bigFtChSD0UFqO+6hLkBXkHwbzi8ClxXs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Message-ID:X-YMail-OSG:Received:X-Mailer:Date:From:Subject:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=kIAENRZf0ygkh6e4tazpVpyRfWoLFTVjodc7723xjH+rrC4h3/85VYZ5wWuqGso4gqHN+luiVy1jDTZm3lLmJreRzS6qbmY8mt+t8gWGiRMy/kkUwx9xakzlN0cpF0vVZpXapnYL+aojltR9+4kUotZjGEMVafU/mXf9+sa/4LE=; Message-ID: <405879.40960.qm@web88003.mail.re2.yahoo.com> X-YMail-OSG: pOM0Ft8VM1nntcff2EekZNSZ3XlrVSbFpjvfaDUfMWPGV_OVJ6eaRL_jXPnJ5vOQhg5YjVlS..Azn8eiqZx16n82eMONzPqfTCYE2mtaZmdkL4oKzO8mIHWJx0O8xsBPF31qRvEoMhjGPlFKG1F5dtOYDvwk483qrW7J5Z0PX0AiHO9IasalimOsTC.Fe_4NEYYWFWxc0HpaOA_nMoBNbz10rJfEDT_yNuZx.xwBTM788TQfjYN4ixg6F79w9Mvzhv042MiX5uqoaEya7fySL..bWqVx_9ZzNz7KzTs3UiE0vULNN8YiaaqUH0o0.McIPeYYZ94JYvLDP85WpaOhQniOHzXEF8ogG2KglAS3fQ-- Received: from [99.233.37.65] by web88003.mail.re2.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:47:35 PST X-Mailer: YahooMailClassic/9.0.19 YahooMailWebService/0.8.100.260964 Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 14:47:35 -0800 (PST) From: Gardner Bell To: APseudoUtopia In-Reply-To: <27ade5280912041417s272c60aby9c7dd2db46305a93@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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 23:01:04 -0000 --- On Fri, 12/4/09, APseudoUtopia wrote: > From: APseudoUtopia > Subject: Re: Use of COMPAT Kernel Options > To: "Gardner Bell" > Cc: "Roland Smith" , "FreeBSD Questions" > Date: Friday, December 4, 2009, 10:17 PM > 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.... Error on my part, sorry for the noise.