Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:14:40 +0100 (CET) From: Alexander Best <alexbestms@wwu.de> To: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net>, Kostik Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [patch] extending/completing brandelf's OS knowledge Message-ID: <permail-20100131211440f0889e8400001457-a_best01@message-id.uni-muenster.de> In-Reply-To: <20100125104538.31651ntuzhoyg3no@webmail.leidinger.net>
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so it seems some people consider the patch a useful extension to brandelf and other would like brandelf to keep it's core functionality. also some people would like brandelf to move from base to ports. alex Alexander Leidinger schrieb am 2010-01-25: > Quoting Kostik Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com> (from Mon, 25 Jan 2010 > 11:16:25 +0200): > >On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 10:01:29AM +0100, Alexander Leidinger wrote: > >>If it was to brandelf a static linux executable so that the FreeBSD > >>system does not reboot when executing the static linux executable, > >>then I would say it does not need to be reported and we still need > >>brandelf in the base system. > >>If someone says that exactly this case has been fixed recently: it > >>would be great to hear on emulation@ about cases where brandelf is > >>still needed. > >If static linux binary contains .note.ABI-tag section, and I believe > >that relatively modern binaries do, then brand is autodetected. > Our linuxulator is not restricted to modern binaries. I remember > reports from people which run or try to run binaries (proprietary > stuff, all limitations of non-open-source software applies) from > linux 2.2 or even older. It's been a while since I've seen such a > report, but as it typically just works, I can not tell that we can > be sure that nobody wants to run binaries which do not fit your > definition of "relatively modern". > Bye, > Alexander. > -- > "No, don't protest. I'm telling you their thoughts, not mine." > -- Vito Corleone, "Chapter 2", page 74 > http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = > B0063FE7 > http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = > 72077137
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