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Subject: Re: Disabling COMPAT_FREEBSD4/5/6/7/9 as a default kernel option
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rainer@ultra-secure.de wrote:

> I have a 32bit FreeBSD 6 binary that I'll need for a bit until the 
> department who is technically responsible for the service gets around 
> redoing that service.

>From my understanding from reading the bug (though it's not entirely clear
in this thread), this relates to removing the options from the generic (et al.)
kernels, not deleting the code itself.

You'd therefore be able to just keep the options enabled in your own
config..  , or is this just the first stage of full deprecation?

Cheers, Jamie