From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 23 18:44:17 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@nevdull.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 94250BAA for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:44:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cary@sdf.org) Received: from cdptpa-oedge-vip.email.rr.com (cdptpa-outbound-snat.email.rr.com [107.14.166.232]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5D414805 for ; Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:44:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cary@sdf.org) Received: from [67.49.10.59] ([67.49.10.59:57367] helo=bsdstb) by cdptpa-oedge01 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 3.5.0.35861 r(Momo-dev:tip)) with ESMTP id D2/6D-04230-938A9855; Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:40:57 +0000 From: Cary To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: getting ports updated on an older FreeBSD (5.1) In-Reply-To: (message from Warren Block on Tue, 23 Jun 2015 09:48:58 -0600 (MDT)) Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 11:38:46 -0700 Message-ID: <86oak6p8w9.fsf@bsdstb.Belkin> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-RR-Connecting-IP: 107.14.168.118:25 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:44:17 -0000 Warren Block 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 As I recall, it was quite quickly superseded by 5.2 release 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"