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Re: 4.0 chroots, threading, and builds



On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 09:56:34PM +0200, Quentin Garnier wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 02:30:48AM +0700, Robert Elz wrote:
> >     Date:        Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:35:36 +0000
> >     From:        Andrew Doran <ad%NetBSD.org@localhost>
> >     Message-ID:  <20080929093536.GE29458%hairylemon.org@localhost>
> > 
> >   | If a one line addition to /etc/ld.so.conf is acceptable for you, then it
> >   | fits your use case nicely (regularly swapping back and forth between 
> > 4.0 and
> >   | 5.0 kernels).
> > 
> > The way I upgrade is by (compiling and) booting the new kernel.
> > Absolutely nothing else changes.   If everything works, then the new
> > userland can be tested in a chroot to make sure it works, and if all is
> > OK, it might eventually get installed.
> 
> So you never use IPFilter or pf on your machines?  (I'm sorry if I'm
> just breaking the news on you:  there was an ABI breakage in pf so
> you'll need a new pfctl.  Yes, it is sad.)
> 
> It's not that I don't value your opinion on the subject, but I think
> we've seen our share of extreme opinions (in either way) now.  The
> picture is not just black and white.
> 
> [...]
> > I'd like to thank Bill for all the work he's doing on revivesa - to me
> 
> Yes, Bill has done some tremendous work, and deserved to be thanked, but
> let's also keep in mind that 5.0's brilliance will have a lot to do with
> Andrew's work, too.

I think most of 5.0's brilliance has to do with Andrew's work.

Take care,

Bill

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