From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 12 03:22:06 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00E67106567B for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:22:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from drew@mykitchentable.net) Received: from smtpauth.surewest.net (smtpauth.surewest.net [66.60.130.153]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E5BEF8FC08 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:22:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from drew@mykitchentable.net) Received: from blacklamb.mykitchentable.net (unknown [69.62.230.77]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtpauth.surewest.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A0D39ADDD; Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:18:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.3] (bigdaddy.mykitchentable.net [192.168.1.3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by blacklamb.mykitchentable.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 74CC2164D11; Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:22:03 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <491A4BE5.1060402@mykitchentable.net> Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:22:13 -0800 From: Drew Tomlinson User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (Windows/20080914) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Boris Samorodov References: <49174AF8.50201@mykitchentable.net> <57511736@bb.ipt.ru> <4919C9BA.3070903@mykitchentable.net> <71745446@bs1.sp34.ru> In-Reply-To: <71745446@bs1.sp34.ru> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Trouble With Linux Compatibility X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:22:06 -0000 Boris Samorodov wrote: > Drew Tomlinson writes: > >> Boris Samorodov wrote: >> >>> Drew Tomlinson writes: >>> > > >>>> I am trying to install a linux rpm of Legato Networker Backup Client. >>>> >>> It is not supposed to work (installing via rpm). You may try to do like >>> this: >>> ----- >>> # cd $LINUX_BASE >>> # rpm2cpio -q < $directory_with_rpm_package/$rpm_package | cpio -id >>> ----- >>> Then find any new binary executable files and brandelf(1) them (only >>> executables, not libraries). >>> >> Thank you! I think I have it working. >> > > Good to know. > > >> Will have to test to be sure >> it's working OK. I'm just curious...in two guides, written in 2006, I >> found on the net use rpm to install. Did this change recently? >> > > Seems that it has changed two years ago when I began to maintain > linux ports. ;-) The problem was that rpm used it's own database > of installed files/packages. The native FreeBSD database was used > as well. It was a nightmare to keep then in sync. One of them > should die. Guess which one? ;-) > I understand. > BTW, what about creating patches/followups/etc to those guides you > have seen? > One of the guides was from O'Reilly's onlamp.com. The other was linux.com. With the exception of posting a comment below the article, I do not find it possible to update those guides. However I could write an additional section for the Handbook and send it to freebsd-doc@ and see if someone would add it. Would that be a good place? It's where I started looking. Cheers, Drew -- Be a Great Magician! Visit The Alchemist's Warehouse http://www.alchemistswarehouse.com