Module Name: src
Committed By: sborrill
Date: Thu Nov 4 20:02:45 UTC 2010
Modified Files:
src/distrib/notes/common [netbsd-5]: main
Log Message:
Extend discussion of libpixman and libXfont compat issue and compatibility
packages (URL is not yet 100% decided, but is currently correct).
Rename discussion of pthread and SA support to fix duplicate subsection names
(previously two sections about upgrading from 4.x).
Change some text from 5.0 to 5.x.
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.425.2.9 -r1.425.2.10 src/distrib/notes/common/main
Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
copyright notices on the relevant files.
Modified files:
Index: src/distrib/notes/common/main
diff -u src/distrib/notes/common/main:1.425.2.9 src/distrib/notes/common/main:1.425.2.10
--- src/distrib/notes/common/main:1.425.2.9 Thu Nov 4 16:48:29 2010
+++ src/distrib/notes/common/main Thu Nov 4 20:02:45 2010
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: main,v 1.425.2.9 2010/11/04 16:48:29 pooka Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: main,v 1.425.2.10 2010/11/04 20:02:45 sborrill Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1999-2008 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc.
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -1835,8 +1835,17 @@
In the version of X.Org shipped with 5.0, this was a directory, but in more
recent X.Org versions it is a file.
.Pp
-On ports using X.Org, libpixman and libXfont had their major versions bumped.
-This can be a source of trouble if using binary packages built on 5.0.x.
+On ports using X.Org (amd64, i386, macppc, sgimips, shark and sparc64),
+libpixman and libXfont had their major versions bumped.
+This can be a source of trouble if using binary packages built on 5.0.x with
+a clean install of \*V (upgrades from 5.0.x will include both old and new
+versions of libpixman and libXfont).
+Compatibility packages have been prepared and are available from:
+.Lk ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/\*M/5.0/emulators/netbsd-compat50-5.1.tgz
+(or a convenient mirror).
+This URL can be passed directly to the
+.Xr pkg_add 1
+command.
.Pp
pkg_install now depends on the pkgdb cache for automatic conflict detection.
It is recommended to rebuild the cache with
@@ -1859,7 +1868,7 @@
has moved into
.Xr pkg_admin 1 .
However, wrapper scripts that handle the common use cases are provided.
-.Ss2 Issues affecting an upgrade from NetBSD 4.x releases
+.Ss2 Issues when running older binaries on NetBSD \*V
.Pp
The pthread libraries from previous versions of
.Nx
@@ -1871,19 +1880,19 @@
.Dv 0 .
This affects the following environments:
.(bullet
-Running a 5.0 kernel with an older userland.
+Running a 5.x kernel with an older userland.
.It
-Running an older userland inside a chroot'ed environment on a 5.0 system.
+Running an older userland inside a chroot'ed environment on a 5.x system.
.It
Running older statically linked pthread applications.
.bullet)
.Pp
-The 5.0 kernel defaults to
+The 5.x kernel defaults to
.Dv 0
for
.Dv kern.no_sa_support ,
which covers the first case.
-However, please note that a full installation of 5.0
+However, please note that a full installation of 5.x
.Pq either from scratch or through an upgrade
will set
.Dv kern.no_sa_support
