Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:18:36 -0500 From: Andrew Boyer <aboyer@averesystems.com> To: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk> Cc: freebsd-net@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/150247: [patch] [ixgbe] Version in -current won't build on 7.x systems Message-ID: <1ABBD190-D011-4E0D-9CCB-CB521045E3B2@averesystems.com> In-Reply-To: <201102211010.p1LAADnK009611@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <201102211010.p1LAADnK009611@freefall.freebsd.org>
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While I understand that's generally the case, it's how Intel supports = older releases. The code in -current does support building within older = releases (at least 7.X and 8.X), except for the flaws I pointed out. Jack Vogel submitted r217129, r217131, and r217132 to fix this PR, but = didn't mark it closed. -Andrew On Feb 21, 2011, at 5:10 AM, Bruce Cran wrote: > The following reply was made to PR kern/150247; it has been noted by = GNATS. >=20 > From: Bruce Cran <bruce@cran.org.uk> > To: bug-followup@freebsd.org, > aboyer@averesystems.com > Cc: =20 > Subject: Re: kern/150247: [patch] [ixgbe] Version in -current won't = build on 7.x systems > Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:05:27 +0000 >=20 > We don't support building drivers from -CURRENT within the environment = for an=20 > older release. I think the ixgbe driver would need to be backported to = 7- > STABLE. >=20 > --=20 > Bruce Cran > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -------------------------------------------------- Andrew Boyer aboyer@averesystems.com
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