From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG  Thu Dec 13 09:07:18 2007
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97EEF16A419
	for <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:07:18 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from gary.jennejohn@freenet.de)
Received: from mout1.freenet.de (mout1.freenet.de [IPv6:2001:748:100:40::2:3])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3EA4B13C447
	for <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:07:18 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from gary.jennejohn@freenet.de)
Received: from [195.4.92.14] (helo=4.mx.freenet.de)
	by mout1.freenet.de with esmtpa (Exim 4.68)
	(envelope-from <gary.jennejohn@freenet.de>)
	id 1J2k2B-0003TF-Bg; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:07:11 +0100
Received: from x007e.x.pppool.de ([89.59.0.126]:60063
	helo=peedub.jennejohn.org)
	by 4.mx.freenet.de with esmtpa (ID gary.jennejohn@freenet.de) (port 25)
	(Exim 4.68 #1) id 1J2k2B-0001Eg-8P; Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:07:11 +0100
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:07:08 +0100
From: Gary Jennejohn <gary.jennejohn@freenet.de>
To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org>
Message-ID: <20071213100708.37716700@peedub.jennejohn.org>
In-Reply-To: <4760A7FE.9070409@chuckr.org>
References: <1196470143.4750af7f6accf@webmail.rawbw.com>
	<4752F825.8020505@chuckr.org>
	<20071203144159.irjelm2c0c8o8csw@webmail.leidinger.net>
	<47544B5A.9080903@chuckr.org>
	<20071205122123.phwu6uh7jksgcwk8@webmail.leidinger.net>
	<4760A7FE.9070409@chuckr.org>
Organization: DENX Softwre Engineering GmbH
X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.0.2 (GTK+ 2.10.14; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.0)
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Cc: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org,
	Yuri <yuri@rawbw.com>
Subject: Re: Linux executable picks up FreeBSD library over linux one and
 breaks
X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
Reply-To: gary.jennejohn@freenet.de
List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD
	<freebsd-hackers.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers>,
	<mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 09:07:18 -0000

On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:33:18 -0500
Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org> wrote:

[lots of discussion snipped]
> I really wish that ports management would go on the record and make a 
> definite ruling, that all linux images should install to the 
> /compat/linux tree.  If this would be the case, then nI would myself go 
> about fixing the horde of software that violates this.  I said horde, 
> and I sure meant it.
>

I agree with this whole-heartedly.

Interestingly, there's already a LINUXBASE which points at
/compat/linux. Why all Linux-based ports aren't required to
or automatically use this is a mystery to me.

Just my 2 Euro-cents.

-- 
Gary Jennejohn