Re: is 4.18 recommended now, vs 4.15?

[Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost>]

Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost> writes:

>> So:
>> 
>>   If someone is installing Xen tomorrow, should they install 4.15 or
>>   4.18?  This is really "does 4.18 have any problems that 4.15 doesn't?"
>>   as obviously newer is better all things being equal, in terms of
>>   avoiding a need to update.
>> 
>>   If the answer is 4.18, is the advice to use 4.18 valid on NetBSD 8 and
>>   9?  On 10?  Only on current?
>
> I tested 4.18 on -HEAD only at this time. I expect it to build and run on
> netbsd-10; for -9 it may be more problematic and even worse for -8.

Thanks; I put this in the HOWTO, concluding with "4.15 is the standard
approach".

>>   Has anyone run anita with 4.18?
>
> Not yet. All my servers are running 4.15 at this time; I'm waiting for 4.18
> to be in a pkgsrc stable release first.

I guess 4.18 isn't stable :-)

>>   Is anyone testing xen on NetBSD 8?  If not, the HOWTO probably should
>>   get a caution.
>
> I had to make room for NetBSD 10 on my test box so I don't have a working -8
> environnement any more

I think we're arriving at "nobody cares", but I'm happy to edit the
HOWTO if anybody does and sends test reports.