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On 07/07/2013 22:05, Gleb Smirnoff wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 05, 2013 at 08:32:06AM -0700, Steve Kargl wrote:
> S> On Fri, Jul 05, 2013 at 05:03:38PM +0400, Gleb Smirnoff wrote:
> S> > On Tue, Jul 02, 2013 at 08:45:16PM -0700, Steve Kargl wrote:
> S> > S> On Tue, Jul 02, 2013 at 10:51:57PM -0230, Jonathan Anderson wrote:
> S> > S> > On Tuesday, 2 July 2013 at 22:16, Steve Kargl wrote:
> S> > S> > > It seems that
> S> > S> > >
> S> > S> > > # Enable FreeBSD7 compatibility syscalls
> S> > S> > > options COMPAT_FREEBSD7
> S> > S> > >
> S> > S> > > is required in a kernel config file. If it is mandatory to
> S> > S> > > have this option on FreeBSD 10, it may be appropriate to
> S> > S> > > expand the comment to
> S> > S> > >
> S> > S> > >
> S> > S> > > # Enable FreeBSD7 compatibility syscalls
> S> > S> > > # This option is MANDATORY. Do not remove.
> S> > S> > > options COMPAT_FREEBSD7
> S> > S> >
> S> > S> > So... a non-optional option?
> S> > S>
> S> > S> Yes, it appears to be that way.
> S> >
> S> > Not really. It is required only if you also got COMPAT_43, the
> S> > pre-FreeBSD compat option.
> S> >
> S>
> S> So, it's essentially non-optional as the comment above COMPAT_43
> S> is
> S>
> S> #
> S> # Implement system calls compatible with 4.3BSD and older versions of
> S> # FreeBSD.  You probably do NOT want to remove this as much current code
> S> # still relies on the 4.3 emulation.
> S>
> S> Is "do NOT want to remove" too strong of a statement?
>
> Where did you find this statement? I remember it, but haven't seen
> it for long time. Can't find it in modern GENERIC.
>

Try and read sys/conf/NOTES

CBu