Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 13:16:57 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> Cc: dnelson@emsphone.com (Dan Nelson), rivers@dignus.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: linux software installation and uname Message-ID: <199811092016.NAA06221@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <199811091837.KAA10627@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> References: <19981109121815.A6400@emsphone.com> <199811091837.KAA10627@troutmask.apl.washington.edu>
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> > On the other hand, there are no good open source COBOL compilers. We > > run Microfocus COBOL under SCO emulation. I vote we change FreeBSD's > > uname to return "SCO_SV". Wait. I'm also running the BSD/OS Quake > > server. I vote we change FreeBSD's uname to return "BSD/OS". Wait. > > See a problem here? :) > > > > % setenv ALT_UNAME SCO_SV > % uname -s > SCO_SV > % setenv ALT_UNAME Linux > % uname -s > Linux > % setenv ALT_UNAME FooOS > % uname -s > FooOS > % unsetenv ALT_UNAME Ahh, but what happens when I have to run the same applications in the same shell? Do I have to modify my environment everytime I run a different application? Do I have to remember which 'emulated OS' the application runs? Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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