From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 21 06:44:09 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 A256116A41C for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 06:44:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from markir@paradise.net.nz) Received: from linda-2.paradise.net.nz (bm-2a.paradise.net.nz [202.0.58.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6251943D1F for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 06:44:08 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from markir@paradise.net.nz) Received: from smtp-3.paradise.net.nz (smtp-3a.paradise.net.nz [202.0.32.196]) by linda-2.paradise.net.nz (Paradise.net.nz) with ESMTP id <0IIF00MV09DJ6G@linda-2.paradise.net.nz> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 18:44:07 +1200 (NZST) Received: from [192.168.1.11] (218-101-13-145.paradise.net.nz [218.101.13.145]) by smtp-3.paradise.net.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP id A423DAE3A5; Tue, 21 Jun 2005 18:44:06 +1200 (NZST) Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 18:44:05 +1200 From: Mark Kirkwood In-reply-to: <6.1.0.6.2.20050620232733.07d3ecb0@cobalt.antimatter.net> To: Glenn Dawson Message-id: <42B7B735.9010000@paradise.net.nz> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Accept-Language: en-us, en User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2 (X11/20050511) References: <20050621032200.N993@ganymede.hub.org> <6.1.0.6.2.20050620232733.07d3ecb0@cobalt.antimatter.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.x binaries on a 5.x machine ... 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: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 06:44:09 -0000 Glenn Dawson wrote: > At 11:24 PM 6/20/2005, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > >> I'm looking at adding my first 5.x server onto our network, but am >> wondering how 'backward compatible' things are still ... >> >> Mainly, could I run a 4.x jail'd environment on a 5.x server, or would >> I have to upgrade the jail first? > > > This option from the GENERIC kernel config in 5.4 would seem to suggest > that it would work.... though I haven't tried it myself. > > options COMPAT_FREEBSD4 # Compatible with FreeBSD4 ....And install the 'compat 4.x' distribution onto your 5,x boxes! Cheers Mark