Re: Disabling COMPAT_FREEBSD4/5/6/7/9 in default kernel configurations

In reply to: henrichhartzer_a_tuta.io: "Disabling COMPAT_FREEBSD4/5/6/7/9 in default kernel configurations"
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From: Jan Martin Mikkelsen <janm_at_transactionware.com>
Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 11:28:43 UTC

> On 11. May 2024, at 01:38, henrichhartzer@tuta.io wrote:

> In my opinion, if all goes well, it may be wise to remove the old code in the next major version. Could do the full list, or just FreeBSD 4 and 5 compatibility, for instance. Barring notable negative feedback, of course.

There are many reasons for running old binaries. Removing old code is obviously a Bad Idea™.

For example, the last FreeBSD version of p4d (the Perforce server) is compiled for FreeBSD 10. I know there have been cases where I have found it useful to run old binaries for many different reasons.

Regards,

Jan M.