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Tweak wording a little.

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Warner Losh 2019-03-12 06:01:43 +00:00
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Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00 
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@ -1931,13 +1931,14 @@ COMMON ITEMS:
can be deleted by "make delete-old-libs", but you have to make
sure that no program is using those libraries anymore.
[8] The new kernel must be able to run existing binaries used by
an installworld. When upgrading across major versions, the new
kernel's configuration must include the correct COMPAT_FREEBSD<n>
option for existing binaries (e.g. COMPAT_FREEBSD11 to run 11.x
binaries). Failure to do so may leave you with a system that is
hard to boot to recover. A GENERIC kernel will include suitable
compatibility options to run binaries from supported older branches.
[8] The new kernel must be able to run existing binaries used by an
installworld. When upgrading across major versions, the new kernel's
configuration must include the correct COMPAT_FREEBSD<n> option for
existing binaries (e.g. COMPAT_FREEBSD11 to run 11.x binaries). Failure
to do so may leave you with a system that is hard to boot to recover. A
GENERIC kernel will include suitable compatibility options to run
binaries from older branches. Note that the ability to run binaries
from unsupported branches is not guaranteed.
Make sure that you merge any new devices from GENERIC since the
last time you updated your kernel config file. Options also