--- On Fri, 12/4/09, Roland Smith <rsm...@xs4all.nl> wrote: > From: Roland Smith <rsm...@xs4all.nl> > Subject: Re: Use of COMPAT Kernel Options > To: "APseudoUtopia" <apseudouto...@gmail.com> > Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > Date: Friday, December 4, 2009, 9:52 PM > On Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 04:39:59PM > -0500, APseudoUtopia wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm working on editing the kernel configuration file > for a custom > > kernel. The system will be running FreeBSD > 8.0-RELEASE-p1. I'm > > wondering about the use of the COMPAT options in the > kernel config. > > COMPAT_43 > > Well, COMPAT_43 one isn't even in GENERIC anymore, so I > guess it is not that > important anymore. > > > COMPAT_43TTY > > This is still in the GENERIC kernel. I'd keep it in > initially. Then build a > kernel without it. If that fails to start the system > properly, you'll always > have a good kernel to fall back on. > > Have a look at what is written under COMPATIBILITY OPTIONS > in /sys/conf/NOTES. > > > COMPAT_FREEBSD[4-7] > > If you do not have binaries from ealier FreeBSD versions > around, you can skip > these. >
FWIW, a FreeBSD 8.0 kernel fails to build without COMPAT_FREEBSD7 so I'd keep that. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
