Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:05:24 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper <yanefbsd@gmail.com> To: Rainer Hurling <rhurlin@gwdg.de> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: COMPAT_FREEBSDn Message-ID: <7d6fde3d0904262005k4f94321cp32961e1853f96cc0@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <49F41D20.6050601@gwdg.de> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0904251221410.45295@ibyngvyr.purzvxnyf.bet> <49F41D20.6050601@gwdg.de>
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On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 1:36 AM, Rainer Hurling <rhurlin@gwdg.de> wrote: > For example if you are using x11/nvidia-driver you have to install > misc/compat5x for the binary part of the driver. There may be some more > ports like this. > > Rainer Hurling > > > On 25.04.2009 19:25 (UTC+2), Wes Morgan wrote: >> >> The various COMPAT_FREEBSDn options are part of generic, but are they >> needed for most users? Do they enable some structures or interfaces that >> some userland programs still expect, or is it safe to disable them assuming >> that I don't need to run binaries from older systems? There are a few ports, but they're low in rank. compat4x is essentially useless with all that I've seen, but other apps in the ports I've seen require compat5x (nvidia-driver, perforce, etc)... Cheers, -Garrett
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