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From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
Subject: RE: docs/41110: "apropos linux" doesn't find brandelf
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The following reply was made to PR docs/41110; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To: Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com>
Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: RE: docs/41110: "apropos linux" doesn't find brandelf
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 08:14:35 -0400 (EDT)

 On 29-Jul-2002 Rich Morin wrote:
 > 
 >>Number:         41110
 >>Category:       docs
 >>Synopsis:       "apropos linux" doesn't find brandelf
 >>Confidential:   no
 >>Severity:       non-critical
 >>Priority:       low
 >>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
 >>State:          open
 >>Quarter:        
 >>Keywords:       
 >>Date-Required:
 >>Class:          doc-bug
 >>Submitter-Id:   current-users
 >>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jul 29 00:40:04 PDT 2002
 >>Closed-Date:
 >>Last-Modified:
 >>Originator:     Rich Morin
 >>Release:        FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE i386
 >>Organization:
 > Canta Forda Computer Laboratory
 >>Environment:
 > 
 >         FreeBSD cfcl.com 4.5-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE #0:
 >         Mon Jan 28 14:31:56 GMT 2002
 >         murray@builder.freebsdmall.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC  i386
 > 
 >>Description:
 > 
 >       I recently tried to run a Linux binary on my FreeBSD 4.5
 >       system, getting the following nastygram:
 > 
 >         ELF binary type "0" not known.
 >           Abort trap
 > 
 >       Using file(1) on the binary, I got:
 > 
 >           ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1, statically 
 > 
 >         I tried an "apropos linux" with no success, and had to be
 >         bailed out by someone on freebsd-questions.
 > 
 > 
 >>How-To-Repeat:
 > 
 >       % apropos linux
 > 
 >>Fix:
 > 
 >       One possible fix would be to expand the brandelf "NAME" line:
 > 
 >         brandelf - mark an ELF binary for a specific ABI (eg, Linux)
 > 
 >         A more general solution would be to add a "linux" page (eg, in
 >         section 7), talking about known issues with Linux compatibility
 >         mode, etc.
 
 Since brandelf can be used for OSF/1 binaries (on alpha), Solaris binaries,
 etc., the more general solution is preferred. :)  linux(7) (or maybe
 linux(4)) could also explain the /compat/linux magic.
 
 -- 
 
 John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>  <><  http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/
 "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!"  -  http://www.FreeBSD.org/

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