Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 23:21:13 +0400 From: Chagin Dmitry <dchagin@freebsd.org> To: Zaphod Beeblebrox <zbeeble@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Linux and Steam and libc.so.6 Message-ID: <20130519192113.GA7704@dchagin.static.corbina.net> In-Reply-To: <CACpH0Mc=%2B9YPdXFzLSMCOeziZzQAZ_CaU_ikZaUq5VXuBaQZHw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CACpH0Mc=%2B9YPdXFzLSMCOeziZzQAZ_CaU_ikZaUq5VXuBaQZHw@mail.gmail.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 03:25:33AM -0400, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: > As far as I can tell, our current linux emulation platform is based on > Fedora "10." As far as I can tell, this was released in November 2008 > (going on 5 years ago) and was EOL as of December 2009 (my source is > wikipedia). Wow. > try $FSVN/base/user/dchagin/lemul I can provide f18 port for u. > Until now, I have ignored (mostly) where the linux emulation came from --- > most binaries distributed for linux are substantially pessimistic about > what linux you're running. > > Enter Steam for Linux. It seems to depend on _very_ recent linux. If > you're using Debian, you must run "unstable" Wheezy rather than whatever > stable is called. Worse, Steam servers ... long running on some of my > FreeBSD servers, are now converting to the new Steam linux world ... and > are now starting to not run under FreeBSD's old linux port. > > Some questions... > > 1. Most of the hoopla seems to be over libc.so.6 --- is there any chance > we can have that with or without upgrading to a newer copy of fedora (or > whatever) in ports? > 2. I notice that newer fedora releases are using 3.x linux kernels. Are > binaries using 3.x kernels a problem for FreeBSD's linux kernel mod? > 3. Are there some quick patches to running l4d/l4d2/tf2 and/or > killingfloor servers on FreeBSD? > > I realize, with the state of our 3D stuff, expecting Steam games to run may > be too much --- but the servers have always been and should always be easy > to support. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-emulation > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-emulation-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Have fun! chd [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAlGZJikACgkQ0t2Tb3OO/O1t5wCfWVgHspvcOqzFAWKq8fCXRV/g 0KMAoLs+aSfni18cN8AhRIdoPOcMda2v =Z5Eu -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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