Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 12:27:32 +0930 From: Matthew Thyer <Matthew.Thyer@dsto.defence.gov.au> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Default ELF binary type of Linux if unknown ? Message-ID: <3B84711C.6B81E243@dsto.defence.gov.au>
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Instead of having to brandelf when I update Linux programs with
new versions, can we have a sysctl that sets the default ELF binary
type when it is unknown ?
For example, for the Hewlett Packard OpenView OmniBack disk agent
(that works fine backing up FreeBSD as long as you dont backup
paths that are redirected into the /compat/linux tree) can be
automatically updated from the server, however when a new version
is pushed out all my backups fail due to the branding issue:
{1} file omni/bin/inet
omni/bin/inet: setuid setgid ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), statically linked, stripped
{2} omni/bin/inet
ELF binary type "0" not known.
Abort
{3} brandelf -t Linux omni/bin/inet
{4} omni/bin/inet
HP OpenView OmniBack II A.03.50: INET, internal build PHSS_22434/PHSS_22435, built on Fri Nov 10 23:01:36 2000
I know there are people who would not want this on by default so
an /etc/rc.conf entry that defaults to "UNKNOWN" would be fine
e.g.
DEFAULT_ELF_TYPE="SYSV|LINUX|UNKNOWN"
(maybe the values should be the type number instead of text)
This feature would make Linux image activation so much more useful.
I have not thought about the issues for Alpha, PowerPC etc.
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