re: CVS commit: [pgoyette-compat] src/sys/conf

[Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>]

Ack - reverted.

Thanks again for keeping me honest.


On Thu, 15 Mar 2018, matthew green wrote:

> "Paul Goyette" writes:
> > Module Name:	src
> > Committed By:	pgoyette
> > Date:		Wed Mar 14 21:46:51 UTC 2018
> >
> > Modified Files:
> > 	src/sys/conf [pgoyette-compat]: files
> >
> > Log Message:
> > COMPAT_43 is even older than COMPAT_09, so if _43 is enabled, we'll
> > need everything newer as well.
>
> this isn't traditionally how we did COMPAT_43.  it's more
> "enable obsolete interfaces", which is not quite the same
> as "make old binaries work".
>
> eg, they enable the old sgtty interfaces that _are_ still
> visible and potentially callable from modern binaries.
> we still install the headers for this interfaces.
>
> COMPAT_09 enables old binaries with changed interfaces.
>
> i think you should revert this part, untying them.
>
>
> .mrg.
>
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