Subject: Re: Kernel compile - any COMPAT options mandatory?
To: Gary Parker <G.J.Parker@lboro.ac.uk>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.lip6.fr>
List: port-sparc
Date: 01/14/2005 10:54:50
On Thu, Jan 13, 2005 at 11:43:09AM -0000, Gary Parker wrote:
> When compiling a 2.0 kernel for my SS20 are any of the COMPAT_* options
> mandatory for running the system?
> 
> I'd assume that COMPAT_20 was needed as it's obviously a NetBSD 2.0 system

COMPAT_20 doens't exist for 2.0 kernels, it's in current only.

> but do I also need things like COMPAT_43 and COMPAT_BSDPTY if all I'm
> running is stuff from pkg_src anyways?

None should be needed, unless you're running packages build for an older
NetBSD release.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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