Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2015 08:21:27 +0200 From: olli hauer <ohauer@gmx.de> To: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com>, Stefan Esser <se@freebsd.org>, Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com>, "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" <arch@freebsd.org>, peter@freebsd.org, Oliver Pinter <oliver.pinter@hardenedbsd.org> Subject: Re: Removal of the 6.x kernel compat code from libc Message-ID: <02C44E56-DCF3-4F51-A81B-B89BBF37D8CC@gmx.de> In-Reply-To: <9514285C-30A8-4ED2-8571-6E1492364741@bsdimp.com> References: <20150417075942.GI2390@kib.kiev.ua> <CAPQ4ffsrMNLBChrUc5wBrY%2BnSwnfZhBqSp%2BhES0tpLUJi-bXow@mail.gmail.com> <20150417121034.GN2390@kib.kiev.ua> <5531059F.4060500@freebsd.org> <20150419185609.GA14639@lonesome.com> <5C660531-4E03-45C5-BB54-0FC679D3C170@gmx.de> <9514285C-30A8-4ED2-8571-6E1492364741@bsdimp.com>
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On April 21, 2015 8:07:47 AM CEST, Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp=2Ecom> wrote: >=20 > > On Apr 21, 2015, at 12:05 AM, olli hauer <ohauer@gmx=2Ede> wrote: > >=20 > > On April 19, 2015 8:56:10 PM CEST, Mark Linimon > <linimon@lonesome=2Ecom> wrote: > >> On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 03:07:43PM +0200, Stefan Esser wrote: > >>> I doubt that anybody relies on non-POSIX behaviour that has been > >>> deprecated for some 15 years =2E=2E=2E > >>=20 > >> Any sin that's ever been committed is probably still referenced by > >> some > >> damned port or other :-) > >>=20 > >> That's still no reason to keep them, of course; I'm just pointing > out > >> that you're taunting Murphy=2E > >>=20 > >> mcl > >> _______________________________________________ > >> freebsd-arch@freebsd=2Eorg mailing list > >> http://lists=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-arch > >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to > >> "freebsd-arch-unsubscribe@freebsd=2Eorg" > >=20 > > One potential issue are the official vmware tools, thry still > require=2E compat6 =E2=80=A6 >=20 > This is the libc side (running FreeBSD 11 binaries on a FreeBSD 6 > kernel), > not the kernel side, which is what vmware tools need=E2=80=A6 >=20 > Warner Ah,OK Thanks for clarification!
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