From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 19 21:36:39 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5DC6216A41F for ; Wed, 19 Oct 2005 21:36:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ronald-freebsd8@klop.yi.org) Received: from smtp-out0.tiscali.nl (smtp-out0.tiscali.nl [195.241.79.175]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E1E8D43D62 for ; Wed, 19 Oct 2005 21:36:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ronald-freebsd8@klop.yi.org) Received: from [82.171.39.195] (helo=guido.klop.ws) by smtp-out0.tiscali.nl with smtp (Tiscali http://www.tiscali.nl) id 1ESLby-0006CT-Fl for ; Wed, 19 Oct 2005 23:36:38 +0200 Received: (qmail 1106 invoked from network); 19 Oct 2005 21:36:36 -0000 Received: from localhost.thuis.klop.ws (HELO outgoing.local) (127.0.0.1) by localhost.thuis.klop.ws with SMTP; 19 Oct 2005 21:36:36 -0000 To: "dick hoogendijk" , freebsd-stable@freebsd.org References: <200510152346.RAA20742@lariat.net> <20051016135752.6bcc6874.dick@nagual.st> <20051019231046.1136a1ea.dick@nagual.st> Message-ID: Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 23:36:35 +0200 From: "Ronald Klop" Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset=iso-8859-1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <20051019231046.1136a1ea.dick@nagual.st> User-Agent: Opera M2/8.50 (FreeBSD, build 1358) Cc: Subject: Re: 6.0 release date and stability X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 21:36:39 -0000 On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 23:10:46 +0200, dick hoogendijk wrote: > On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:52:00 -0400 > Vivek Khera wrote: > >> On Oct 16, 2005, at 7:57 AM, dick hoogendijk wrote: > >> > The *ONLY* question is: will I need to *recompile* all installed >> > ports if I go from 5.4 to 6.0 release? >> >> No, the kernel has COMPAT_FREEBSD5 and COMPAT_FREEBSD4 by default, >> so just keep those and your shared libs around and you're golden. >> Of course, ports like lsof which dependon the kernel version will >> have to be rebuilt, but that's true no matter the version change... > > I get contradicting advice. You tell me I'm golden 'cause of the > compat_xx settings; others tell me it's way better to *recompile* all > portsto get the cleanest system. > > Wat is the best way to get the cleanest FreeBSD-6.x system without > installing from scratch? Recompile each port? Or use the > COMPAT_FREEBSD5 layer? You are answering your own question I think. Does the term COMPAT_FREEBSD5 sound as the 'cleanest FreeBSD-6.x'? No. You get the cleanest system by recompiling all ports. (portupgrade -fa is your friend here.) COMPAT_FREEBSD5 is meant for running FreeBSD-5 binary applications. If you have them it's ok. If you recompile everything you don't need the COMPAT_FREEBSD5 stuff. If you don't have the source of some of your FreeBSD-5 applications you have to run with COMPAT_FREEBSD5. And the switch to 6 is easier because your 5-applications keep running. Ronald. -- Ronald Klop Amsterdam, The Netherlands