From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 10 17:17:16 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A86F516A4CE for ; Fri, 10 Dec 2004 17:17:16 +0000 (GMT) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (clunix.cl.msu.edu [35.9.2.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24DBA43D1F for ; Fri, 10 Dec 2004 17:17:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id iBAHGp022228; Fri, 10 Dec 2004 12:16:51 -0500 (EST) From: Jerry McAllister Message-Id: <200412101716.iBAHGp022228@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: mark.cullen@dsl.pipex.com (Mark Cullen) Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 12:16:49 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <41B9D751.4090105@dsl.pipex.com> from "Mark Cullen" at Dec 10, 2004 05:05:21 PM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL2] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: FreeBSD Mailing list cc: Eric Kjeldergaard cc: Ruben de Groot cc: "Loren M. Lang" cc: Jeff Lawlor Subject: Re: Linux kernel on FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 17:17:16 -0000 > > Jeff Lawlor wrote: > > On Fri, 2004-12-10 at 09:07, Ruben de Groot wrote: > > > >>On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 08:49:50AM -0600, Jeff Lawlor typed: > >> > >>>For programs that require linux kernel source code what about copying > >>>the linux kernel source files from a linux box on to the FreeBSD > >>>machine? Has anyone tried this? > >> > >>Please name 1 program that requires linux kernel source code to run. > >> > > > > > > Cisco VPN. > > Port: vpnc-0.3.2 > Path: /usr/ports/security/vpnc > Info: Client for Cisco 3000 VPN Concentrator > Maint: delta@lackas.net > B-deps: expat-1.95.8 gettext-0.13.1_1 gmake-3.80_2 libgcrypt-1.2.0_1 > libgpg-error-1.0_1 libiconv-1.9.2_1 perl-5.8.5 > R-deps: expat-1.95.8 gettext-0.13.1_1 libgcrypt-1.2.0_1 > libgpg-error-1.0_1 libiconv-1.9.2_1 perl-5.8.5 > > > This one? I have no idea what this thread is about, but that's in ports. > Wouldn't Linux emulation work anyway? I think it was sort of a newbie question from someone who has yet to learn about ports and also the Linux emulation available in FreeBSD. First they seemed to think they would have to somehow import the Linux kernel in to FreeBSD somehow to run a Lunix driver, showing unfamiliarity with the Linux emulation already there that allows Lunix stuff to be run. Then they did not seem to know about the vpnc (or other stuff) already in ports to perform the function[s] they want. I have to admit, searching /usr/ports can be a bit time consuming and tedius if you get started on a wrong track. Anyway, hopefully, you have enlightened them. ////jerry