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diff --git a/UPDATING b/UPDATING index ed08c78df016d..fcb9817bb9027 100644 --- a/UPDATING +++ b/UPDATING @@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ NOTE TO PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT FreeBSD 12.x IS SLOW: ****************************** SPECIAL WARNING: ****************************** +20170625: + The FreeBSD/powerpc platform now uses a 64-bit type for time_t. This is + a very major ABI incompatible change, so users of FreeBSD/powerpc must + be careful when performing source upgrades. It is best to run + 'make installworld' from an alternate root system, either a live + CD/memory stick, or a temporary root partition. Additionally, all ports + must be recompiled. powerpc64 is largely unaffected, except in the case + of 32-bit compatibility. All 32-bit binaries will be affected. + 20170623: Forward compatibility for the "ino64" project have been committed. This will allow most new binaries to run on older kernels in a limited |