Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 15:06:39 +0000 From: Alexey Dokuchaev <danfe@freebsd.org> To: Peter Jeremy <peter@rulingia.com> Cc: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>, src-committers <src-committers@freebsd.org>, svn-src-all <svn-src-all@freebsd.org>, "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@freebsd.org>, svn-src-head <svn-src-head@freebsd.org>, Warner Losh <imp@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r344970 - head Message-ID: <20190311150639.GA1242@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20190311081644.GA87064@server.rulingia.com> References: <201903091717.x29HHjcc069618@repo.freebsd.org> <201903092000.x29K0Rf6002120@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> <20190310150728.GA97029@FreeBSD.org> <CANCZdfpscc0feQ72FYnddX-9F1oduUdp3qAgC9BnZG=uKRq_4A@mail.gmail.com> <20190311081644.GA87064@server.rulingia.com>
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On Mon, Mar 11, 2019 at 07:16:44PM +1100, Peter Jeremy wrote: > ... > I think the changed wording implies that we no longer provide compatibity > with unsupported branches. I agree that we might in future decide to > remove COMPAT_FREEBSDx for unsupported x but until then, I'd prefer > wording along the lines of: > > "A GENERIC kernel will include suitable compatibility options to run > binaries from older branches. Note that the ability to run binaries > from unsupported branches is not guaranteed." I agree, this sounds much better: it acknowledges that some users might want to run 4.x binaries, and while we cannot guarantee it, we'd still try to provide/preserve this feature if we can. ./danfe
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