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
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