Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 10:11:22 -0600 From: Karl Denninger <karl@denninger.net> To: Chris <chrcoluk@gmail.com>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.x concerns Message-ID: <20050206101122.B23878@denninger.net> In-Reply-To: <3aaaa3a05020607013bff630e@mail.gmail.com>; from Chris on Sun, Feb 06, 2005 at 03:01:49PM %2B0000 References: <3aaaa3a05020607013bff630e@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, Feb 06, 2005 at 03:01:49PM +0000, Chris wrote: > 4 - compatiblity, I remember using 5.2.1 and pretty much all software > worked well in that and then they did the bind defaulting to base and > libs version jump, why wasnt this done in 5.0 so 3rd party apps could > adjust, now we have a situation where most stuff that worked in 4.x > worked well in 5.1 and 5.2.1 but then broke in 5.3 so effectively 5.3 > was liek a new major version over 5.2.1. I haven't seen much trouble with the rest, but my way of handling the above was to take the entire shared library complement from 4.x and load it in a "compat" directory, then add that to the ldconfig set. I am still running a whole host of application binaries (indeed, probably 80% of them) on 4.x code. No problems so far. -- -- Karl Denninger (karl@denninger.net) Internet Consultant & Kids Rights Activist http://www.denninger.net My home on the net - links to everything I do! http://scubaforum.org Your UNCENSORED place to talk about DIVING! http://www.spamcuda.net SPAM FREE mailboxes - FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME! http://genesis3.blogspot.com Musings Of A Sentient Mind
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