Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 11:38:46 -0700 From: Cary <cary@SDF.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: getting ports updated on an older FreeBSD (5.1) Message-ID: <86oak6p8w9.fsf@bsdstb.Belkin> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1506230942420.32372@wonkity.com> (message from Warren Block on Tue, 23 Jun 2015 09:48:58 -0600 (MDT))
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Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> writes: > On Tue, 23 Jun 2015, Matthew Seaman wrote: > >> On 06/23/15 08:59, Christoph Kukulies wrote: >>> Although you may be right with regard to obsoleteness of 5.0.0 and my >>> 5.1 version in general, >>> I'm wondering whether it would be possible to >>> run a 10.1 executable under 5.1 (possible link it statically?). >> >> 5.1 Release happened during a particularly difficult period for FreeBSD >> development. As I recall, it was quite quickly superseded by 5.2 release >> >> Your quickest and most reliable way forward is to upgrade your FreeBSD >> box to something supported. Given you're starting from such an old > Agreed, except I would suggest a completely separate computer for the > new install. Old stuff that has been running for years can be fragile. > Moving a cable that has been motionless for years can make it fail, and > it's somehow a given that these systems are never backed up. > Were that the case, could there be any risk running a 10.1 executable on such a system? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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