Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:52:50 +0200 From: Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org> To: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Volodymyr Kostyrko <c.kworr@gmail.com>, FreeBSD-Current <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org>, FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org>, George Kontostanos <gkontos.mail@gmail.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 9 & recompile ports Message-ID: <4F100D02.3070207@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4F100521.7040005@FreeBSD.org> References: <CA%2BdUSyrV_j8GtxS4=yN-DsFCprQ7N%2BEmuRoraDwBLZN1EFFR9w@mail.gmail.com> <4F100209.2010900@gmail.com> <4F100521.7040005@FreeBSD.org>
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on 13/01/2012 12:19 Doug Barton said the following: > On 01/13/2012 02:06, Volodymyr Kostyrko wrote: >> Why can't it be that only shared libraries should be bumped, but no >> kernel incompatible changes were introduced? > > Because one of the reasons we have major branches is so that we can > change the various API/KPI/etc. in the newer branch. Are you saying that every major branch _has_ to introduce incompatibilities into a at least one system call? Otherwise, you are answering a question different from what Volodymyr asked :) -- Andriy Gapon
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