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authorgad <gad@FreeBSD.org>2004-03-10 17:39:05 +0000
committergad <gad@FreeBSD.org>2004-03-10 17:39:05 +0000
commit00c5ffa497092bd581229d5fd3b528109c576293 (patch)
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Change time_t from a 32-bit value to a 64-bit value, on FreeBSD/sparc64
only. This is a MAJOR incompatible change for the sparc64 platform, but will not effect FreeBSD on other architectures. Reviewed by: imp for UPDATING, freebsd-sparc for the change itself.
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@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 5.x IS SLOW:
developers choose to disable these features on build machines
to maximize performance.
+20040310:
+ The FreeBSD/sparc64 platform is changing time_t from 32-bits to
+ 64-bits. This is a very major incompatible change, so people
+ using FreeBSD/sparc64 *must* read the UPDATING.64BTT file for
+ detailed instructions on how to make this upgrade. People
+ upgrading FreeBSD on other platforms can ignore this event.
+
20040308:
The packet filter (pf) is now installed with the base system. Make
sure to run mergemaster -p before installworld to create required
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