Subject: Re: compatability: 1.2 versus current?
To: John F. Woods <jfw@jfwhome.funhouse.com>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: current-users
Date: 12/27/1996 12:28:16
"John F. Woods" writes:
> Before I plunge into finally building and installing -current, are
> the -current libraries compatible with a 1.2 kernel, or vice versa?
> Or is this a case of back the system up and hope it all works the
> first time? (Scary because I need a custom kernel.)
There are some small incompatibilities. You should try to replace
everything as fast as you can -- the reboot system call got changed
around and I think the reboot/halt commands will end up hanging, for
example. Nothing tragic is likely, but you probably want to be quick
about it.
Oh, and backups are always important...
Perry