kernel generic options

[ajtiM]

Hi!

My system:
FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE #0: Tue Jan  3 07:15:25 UTC 2012     
root at obrian.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  i386

Because pkg_libchk show that Opera 11.60 misses libz.so.5 I want to install 
/misc/compat8x as one user suggested me but generic kernel optins are:

# $FreeBSD: release/9.0.0/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC 227305 2011-11-07 13:40:54Z 
marius $
...
...
options         COMPAT_FREEBSD4         # Compatible with FreeBSD4                           
options         COMPAT_FREEBSD5         # Compatible with FreeBSD5                           
options         COMPAT_FREEBSD6         # Compatible with FreeBSD6                           
options         COMPAT_FREEBSD7         # Compatible with FreeBSD7       
'''
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O.K. I will rebuild a kernel but my question is why is not options for FreeBSD 
8 as default, please?

Thanks.


Mitja
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