Date: Sat, 6 Dec 1997 05:19:35 -0600 From: Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net> To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The 'Stable' status of freeBSD-stable Message-ID: <l03110701b0aee43bb353@[208.2.87.4]> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.971205173721.16057A-100000@current1.whistle.com>
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At 7:49 PM -0600 12/5/97, Julian Elischer wrote: >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.. I agree. The change of interface should have been caused a bump to 2.3. If I need the latest kernel patch (eg the Intel bug fix), I should be able to simply update my source tree and compile a new kernel. PERIOD. NOTHING else should have to be changed. Richard Wackerbarth
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