Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 23:36:35 +0200 From: "Ronald Klop" <ronald-freebsd8@klop.yi.org> To: "dick hoogendijk" <dick@nagual.st>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 6.0 release date and stability Message-ID: <op.sywwy9cy8527sy@outgoing.local> In-Reply-To: <20051019231046.1136a1ea.dick@nagual.st> References: <200510152346.RAA20742@lariat.net> <disfuq$iag$1@sea.gmane.org> <20051016135752.6bcc6874.dick@nagual.st> <AB7EBC6B-6036-4CA9-918C-1FD553E019AD@khera.org> <20051019231046.1136a1ea.dick@nagual.st>
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On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 23:10:46 +0200, dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st> wrote: > On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 15:52:00 -0400 > Vivek Khera <vivek@khera.org> wrote: > >> On Oct 16, 2005, at 7:57 AM, dick hoogendijk wrote: > >> > The *ONLY* question is: will I need to *recompile* all installed >> > ports if I go from 5.4 to 6.0 release? >> >> No, the kernel has COMPAT_FREEBSD5 and COMPAT_FREEBSD4 by default, >> so just keep those and your shared libs around and you're golden. >> Of course, ports like lsof which dependon the kernel version will >> have to be rebuilt, but that's true no matter the version change... > > I get contradicting advice. You tell me I'm golden 'cause of the > compat_xx settings; others tell me it's way better to *recompile* all > portsto get the cleanest system. > > Wat is the best way to get the cleanest FreeBSD-6.x system without > installing from scratch? Recompile each port? Or use the > COMPAT_FREEBSD5 layer? You are answering your own question I think. Does the term COMPAT_FREEBSD5 sound as the 'cleanest FreeBSD-6.x'? No. You get the cleanest system by recompiling all ports. (portupgrade -fa is your friend here.) COMPAT_FREEBSD5 is meant for running FreeBSD-5 binary applications. If you have them it's ok. If you recompile everything you don't need the COMPAT_FREEBSD5 stuff. If you don't have the source of some of your FreeBSD-5 applications you have to run with COMPAT_FREEBSD5. And the switch to 6 is easier because your 5-applications keep running. Ronald. -- Ronald Klop Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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