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Date:      Wed, 14 Jul 2004 15:45:55 -0700
From:      Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
To:        Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: CVSUP and 5.2.1 RELEASE
Message-ID:  <40F5B7A3.4070605@elischer.org>
In-Reply-To: <200407141704.07142.kirk@strauser.com>
References:  <26075.1089753893@critter.freebsd.dk> <200407141441.23158.kirk@strauser.com> <p06110423bd1b5227bd61@[128.113.24.47]> <200407141704.07142.kirk@strauser.com>

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Kirk Strauser wrote:

>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 
>configuration, defined as "one not likely to bite you in the butt"?
>  
>
Always follow the golden rule..
"Your kernel must be newer or the same age as everything else running on 
the system"

>
>Even if someone wants that setup, surely it's inadvisable for someone to 
>build a jail that's running a newer version of the OS then the host 
>environment, isn't it?  And wouldn't that be the only reason you'd ever do 
>"make world DESTDIR=/foo" instead of:
>

# cvs  checkout  -r RELENG_4_8_RELEASE
...

>
>   # make buildworld
>     ... appropriate intermediate steps
>   # make installworld
>   # make installworld DESTDIR=/foo
>
>I don't want to be argumentative, so please don't take it that way.  I'm 
>genuinely interested in the subject and want to know how other people are 
>maintaining their systems.
>  
>



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