Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:28:51 +0100 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: grarpamp <grarpamp@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using RELENG_8 to compile for older RELENG_x Message-ID: <20091216102850.GA99834@slackbox.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <d2e731a10912160115v76d413e1kcf2968886134183e@mail.gmail.com> References: <d2e731a10912160115v76d413e1kcf2968886134183e@mail.gmail.com>
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--gBBFr7Ir9EOA20Yy Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 04:15:01AM -0500, grarpamp wrote: > I'm on RELENG_8, works great. I've been bugged to compile some > things for RELENG_4 boxes. Due to administrative fiat, I have to > compile externally and ship them the results, no login. The best thing to do is to convince the guys running RELENG_4 to join the r= est of us in the 21st century, and switch to 8.0 or at least 7.x. Support for t= he 4.x base system has ended some time ago, and the current ports tree isn't guaranteed to work on it either. > So in general, how do I use my RELENG_8 boxes to compile apps that > will run on RELENG_4? Create a virtual machine with RELENG_4 on it, that is probably the most foolproof way. (If you are running an i386 machine, maybe a jail will work.) Try to compile the software on it. If that software is in ports and the current port doesn't compile or run, either roll back your ports tr= ee to a version that works, or try to patch the port to make it work. =20 > Similarly, how can I make buildworld/buildkernel/release for RELENG_4 > on RELENG_8? Ditto. Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --gBBFr7Ir9EOA20Yy Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.13 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAksotmIACgkQEnfvsMMhpyUFxQCeNebQxCIywRN87eYHLB1RBPsj KlIAoI4eJbVOoORL/+jzPCvgdE9K7mmu =oNlW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --gBBFr7Ir9EOA20Yy--
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