Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 14:42:24 +0200 (CEST) From: Marc van Woerkom <marc.vanwoerkom@science-factory.com> To: caj@lfn.org Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: corel photopaint for linux Message-ID: <20000726124224.E69EA1F43@nil.science-factory.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96.1000723151918.19788A-100000@jane.lfn.org> (message from Craig Johnston on Sun, 23 Jul 2000 15:25:15 -0500 (CDT)) References: <Pine.GSO.3.96.1000723151918.19788A-100000@jane.lfn.org>
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> It says Photopaint requires redhat or debian package management to install.
> Will I be able to install this on FreeBSD 4.0?
If you look at the Linux emulation system, you will note that it uses
RedHat libraries. So any package is very likely to run after some
fiddling.
The rpm tool has been ported to FreeBSD, it is somewhere buried in the
ports collection, so it might be of use to you.
When porting a Linux application to FreeBSD, there is one fact to keep in
mind:
A Linux program running under FreeBSD perceives your filesystem hierarchy
differently than a FreeBSD program!
The /usr/compat/linux/usr/* stuff will be seen as /usr/*!
You can test this out easily by firing up a Linux binary of bash:
/usr/compat/linux/bin/bash
As this is a Linux program, it will see paths like any other Linux program.
I would recommend to turn to the freebsd-emulators mailing list for
deeper questions on Linux emulation.
Regards,
Marc
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