4.x binaries on a 5.x machine ...

Mark Kirkwood markir at paradise.net.nz
Tue Jun 21 06:44:09 GMT 2005


Glenn Dawson wrote:
> At 11:24 PM 6/20/2005, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> 
>> I'm looking at adding my first 5.x server onto our network, but am 
>> wondering how 'backward compatible' things are still ...
>>
>> Mainly, could I run a 4.x jail'd environment on a 5.x server, or would 
>> I have to upgrade the jail first?
> 
> 
> This option from the GENERIC kernel config in 5.4 would seem to suggest 
> that it would work.... though I haven't tried it myself.
> 
> options         COMPAT_FREEBSD4         # Compatible with FreeBSD4

....And install the 'compat 4.x' distribution onto your 5,x boxes!

Cheers

Mark


More information about the freebsd-stable mailing list