From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jun 30 10:25:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id KAA26226 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 10:25:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (dingo.cdrom.com [204.216.28.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA26182 for ; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 10:24:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA06707; Tue, 30 Jun 1998 10:24:01 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199806301724.KAA06707@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: Stefan Zehl cc: Mike Smith , freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Staroffice 4.0 sp3 running In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 30 Jun 1998 16:21:15 +0200." <19980630162115.C2179@yoda.pi.musin.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 10:24:01 -0700 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > On Mon, Jun 29, 1998 at 09:10:36AM -0700, Mike Smith wrote: > > > I just managed to install Staroffice 4.0sp3. > > > > > > It requires the file /proc//cmdline to run. > > > > Amazingly enough, it seems that Linux doesn't actually have /proc/curproc, > > which would have made this a lot simpler. > > linux has /proc/self instead of /proc/curproc - but i can't see how this > would make it easier for us ? Not us; it's just amazing that they actually use getpid() and then sprintf instead of just using the "this is me" entry. > > > I have just added (an dummy-version of) cmdline in my local copy of > > > procfs, but I remember that there was some talk, not to 'bloat' procfs > > > with such things. > > The real issue is that the Linux and FreeBSD procfs' have different > > semantics. > > Yup, so probably an seperate linux-procfs is probably needed. Effectively, yes. > > We need a separate linux-procfs as part of the linux emulator; it > > should mount itself on /compat/linux/procfs. If you're interested in > > taking this on (please!), I'm sure we can arrange any support that you > > might need. > > I have not much expirience in fs/kernel hacking, but i will try. I think > i will start by taking an renamed conpy of procfs and modify it to make > it more linux'ish. This could then be seperately loaded as an lkm. Do > you think this is the right way to go ? If so, what would be a good name > for it ? lprocfs ? It should be part of the emulator itself; when you load the emulator, it should mount, when you unload the emulator, it should unmount. > Would it be a showstopper if i did this for 2.2-STABLE instead of > -CURRENT ? (my only scrapbox is currently running -stable) It would make life *very* difficult for bringing it forwards, yes. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message