From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 23 19:18:22 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4877516A418 for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:18:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rdivacky@vlk.vlakno.cz) Received: from vlakno.cz (vlk.vlakno.cz [62.168.28.247]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0140813C442 for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:18:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rdivacky@vlk.vlakno.cz) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vlakno.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 33DAB8C0A64; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:02:02 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at vlakno.cz Received: from vlakno.cz ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (vlk.vlakno.cz [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id FHRC0L23x7fX; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:01:58 +0200 (CEST) Received: from vlk.vlakno.cz (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vlakno.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id F20658C179A; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:01:57 +0200 (CEST) Received: (from rdivacky@localhost) by vlk.vlakno.cz (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id l7NJ1vr9010069; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:01:57 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from rdivacky) Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:01:57 +0200 From: Roman Divacky To: Alexander Leidinger Message-ID: <20070823190157.GA9896@freebsd.org> References: <786602c60708222346s9d45d45o6ff7b362d67fe938@mail.gmail.com> <20070823145000.tr2wulubs484ck0w@webmail.leidinger.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070823145000.tr2wulubs484ck0w@webmail.leidinger.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: ports@freebsd.org, emulation@freebsd.org, Thomas Zander Subject: Re: Moving to a more recent linux base, when? X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:18:22 -0000 > If you find a glibc-2.4 for FC4 we can import it somehow. If you no we cant. glibc-2.4 requires 2.6 kernel. ie. its the same operation as switching to newer FC > don't, we need to wait for the possibility to go to FC^ or newer. But > as from FC5 on, we need 2.6.x emulation for the linuxulator. This will > only be available in 7.x with x >= 1 (there's some support now, but it > is not finished), and only if activated by the user. So by default we > can not install FC6+ on 7.x (I doubt we will change the linuxulator > default to 2.6.x in the 7.x-timeframe). let me clarify things a little. the 2.6 support in 7-current is good enough. I am not aware of panics and the only "does not work because of 2.6" program I know is java which I have sent a patch to kib@ to commit it (so it should be in before 7.0R) yet, 7.x wont ship 2.6 emulation on default so any newer FC is out of question. otoh I'd like to switch 2.6 emulation on default right after 7.0R is released in 8-current. to uncover new bugs and test stuff etc. hopefully I can also get someone (kib? netchild?) to commit most of the stuff I did over this summer (epoll is ready, *at will hopefully settle soon, some minor fixes can be commited with just a little discussion etc.) based on the results from the "2.6 on default" testing in 8-current we'll see if we can ship 8.0R with 2.6 on defaul (my personal guess is yes we can)2 my view of things... roman