Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 23:19:30 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: Arcady Genkin <a.genkin@utoronto.ca> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: netscape and compat22 Message-ID: <20000106231930.B326@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <r1z902224qp.fsf@eddie.cdf> References: <r1z4scrm2jd.fsf@eddie.cdf> <38751946.A472220E@journalstar.com> <r1z902224qp.fsf@eddie.cdf>
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On Thu, Jan 06, 2000 at 05:51:42PM -0500, Arcady Genkin wrote:
> Tony Wells <awells@journalstar.com> writes:
>
> > Run /stand/sysinstall and select the post-install
> > configuration/distributions. You should see the compat22 option in
> > there. I think the compat stuff is for backwards compatibility with
> > a.out executables, but I could be wrong.
>
> Hi, Tony:
>
> As I said in my original message, I did insall that option. It just
> that netscape's port doesn't seem to see that. ;^(
>
I'm not sure about this, but, does sysinstall run ldconfig after
installing the compat22 dist? It should have added a line
ldconfig_paths_aout="/usr/lib/compat/aout......
to /etc/rc.conf but ldconfig will need running to rebuild the hints
file. I don't know exactly what options to run ldconfig with to do
this though, perhaps
ldconfig -aout <list of paths in ldconfig_paths_aout in rc.conf>
HTH
> > Arcady Genkin wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm trying to install netscape47-navigator via ports mechanism.
> > >
> > > It tells me I need to install a.out support via installing
> > > compat22. I searched ports for compat22, found nothing, then
> > > went into sysinstall and found in additional distributions.
> > >
> > > But even after I installed compat22, netscape still complains
> > > about compat22 missing.
> > >
> > > What exactly is compat22 and how can I check if it is indeed
> > > installed?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > p.s. On a side note, why would I install netscape for linux
> > > insteqad of the native one?
>
>
> --
> Arcady Genkin http://www.thpoon.com
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> loves man is nailed?..'" (Zarathustra - F. Nietzsche)
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