Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 17:49:48 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: The 'Stable' status of freeBSD-stable Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.971205173721.16057A-100000@current1.whistle.com>
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So today I got bitten by another API change in the 2.2 stream. old machines (2.2.1 vintage) can't run cpio from new images.. the now binaries use 'lchown(2)' We really need to make a clear policy about this.. I was under the impression (and so was Mike Smith) that the 2.2 series was supposed to have a STABLE interface! being able to add a binary from 2.2.5 to a 2.2.1 machine SHOULD work.. ok, so I've built a new kernel for that machine and hopefully that will be the end of it, but even though people have complained about thigs I have added to -stable, I've always been careful that they were completely transparrent. just a grumble.... (overrall I'm quite pleased with the stability, and we have LOTS of FreeBSD machines out there, all running 2.2.x kernels) julianhelp
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