Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 17:04:02 -0500 From: Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CVSUP and 5.2.1 RELEASE Message-ID: <200407141704.07142.kirk@strauser.com> In-Reply-To: <p06110423bd1b5227bd61@[128.113.24.47]> References: <26075.1089753893@critter.freebsd.dk> <200407141441.23158.kirk@strauser.com> <p06110423bd1b5227bd61@[128.113.24.47]>
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On Wednesday 2004-07-14 04:14 pm, Garance A Drosihn wrote:
> Certainly. Let's say the people in one jail are running a special package
> which depends on certain versions of various utilities or library
> versions. And people in a different jail are running a different package
> which has a different set of dependencies. Bingo. These jails must be
> built with different snapshots of the userland.
Is running a userspace that doesn't match the loaded kernel a supported=20
configuration, defined as "one not likely to bite you in the butt"?
Even if someone wants that setup, surely it's inadvisable for someone to=20
build a jail that's running a newer version of the OS then the host=20
environment, isn't it? And wouldn't that be the only reason you'd ever do=
=20
"make world DESTDIR=3D/foo" instead of:
# make buildworld
... appropriate intermediate steps
# make installworld
# make installworld DESTDIR=3D/foo
I don't want to be argumentative, so please don't take it that way. I'm=20
genuinely interested in the subject and want to know how other people are=20
maintaining their systems.
=2D-=20
Kirk Strauser
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