Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 02:30:03 +0100 From: Peter van Dijk <peter@dataloss.nl> To: Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com> Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/75499: USE_LINUX checks for RedHat, not for any Linux install Message-ID: <20041226013003.GP39302@dataloss.nl> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0412251916320.25036-100000@pancho> References: <200412260108.iBQ18EtD080694@sjalotje.home.liessa.net> <Pine.LNX.4.44.0412251916320.25036-100000@pancho>
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On Sat, Dec 25, 2004 at 07:23:10PM -0600, Mark Linimon wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Dec 2004, Peter van Dijk wrote:
> > >Fix:
> > Change the relevant line in Mk/bsd.port.mk to read:
> > RUN_DEPENDS+= ${LINUXBASE}/bin/sh:${PORTSDIR}/emulators/linux_base
>
> Unfortunately emulators/linux_base _is_ the RedHat install (of 7.1),
> so this patch does not completely solve the problem.
It's not a complete solution but it takes away a lot of breakage for
linux_base-debian users, whose current solution is creating a bogus
redhat-release file just to fool some ports.
> There are changes currently being tested to update the default Linux
> base to Redhat 8 (IIRC) for 4.11 (if the regression tests pass). There
> is discussion of a further patch to more fully generalize being able to
> support different linux_bases by default, that would follow that commit.
That sounds good. Is this patch, if it exists already, available
anywhere right now?
> So, there is active work in this area, but the next window for a possible
> commit is going to be early January due to the QA/release cycle.
I understand. I'm looking forward to any enhancements you might
commit.
Cheers, Peter
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