Date: 05 Feb 1998 08:21:26 -0500 From: Allan Strand <astrand@linum.cofc.edu> To: Remy NONNENMACHER <remy@synx.com> Cc: freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: NetBSD emulation Message-ID: <86wwfaxk4p.fsf@linum.cofc.edu> In-Reply-To: Remy NONNENMACHER's message of Wed, 4 Feb 1998 16:10:26 -0100 (GMT) References: <Pine.A32.3.91.980204155217.18981L-100000@rs1>
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Remy NONNENMACHER <remy@synx.com> writes: > > NetBSD *IS* emulated by FreeBSD. The problem is that someone (Net ? Free > ?) reversed the exec magic number. This means that FreeBSD recognizes the > NetBSD Magic, load and starts the binary. The binary try to load the > ld.so dynamic linker *BUT*, before, it checks the ld.so magic number and > find it reversed !! (then it dies, spiting something about 'bad ld.so > magic'). > > That's an old problem. Nobody seems to worry about since porting from > Net to Free is quiet easy. > > It would be a good solution to create a /emul/NetBSD lookup (like IBSC2) > before the / lookup. (Okay, Okay, i now it's easier to say it than to do > it. Don't hit on my head !! not my head !! was only a sugestion..). Remy, It may be easier to say than to do this, but I really have little concept of what is involved in either. My read of your message is that there is currently no way to run the NetBSD binaries and it appears that there will not be any way in the future either given that I don't have the time/ability to fix the incompatibility you mentioned above. By the way, I agree that porting most of the software during my move from NetBSD to freebsd has been quite easy (those things that had not already been ported). I like freebsd. However, I still need to run a couple of NetBSD binaries. Cheers, A. -- Allan E. Strand Internet: stranda@cofc.edu Department of Biology Phone: (803) 953-8085 College of Charleston Fax: (803) 953-5453 Charleston, SC 29424
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