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authorimp <imp@FreeBSD.org>2004-08-07 04:17:03 +0000
committerimp <imp@FreeBSD.org>2004-08-07 04:17:03 +0000
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Since we upgraded compilers, and the kernel build to match, we can't build
new kernels on older userlands. Document this fact in the entry that talked about the system upgrade.
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@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 5.x IS SLOW:
breakages with non-default CFLAGS where optimization level is set
to -O2 or higher.
+ With the upgrade of the system compiler, the kernel has been upgraded
+ to match the new system compiler. This makes it impossible to build
+ a new kernel with the old compiler. Upgrade your system via
+ make buildworld and make kernel (see below) to fix this problem.
+
20040727:
The size of 'struct ifnet' has changed due to the addition of
the IFF_NEEDSGIANT flag (and what it implies). All kernel
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