Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 12:34:19 -0800 From: Patrick Powell <papowell@astart.com> To: gljennjohn@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /compat/linux and /usr/compat/linux Message-ID: <54DA6B4B.6080708@astart.com> In-Reply-To: <20150208111022.4094218f@ernst.home> References: <54D4EF23.7050604@astart.com> <20150208111022.4094218f@ernst.home>
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On 02/08/15 02:10, Gary Jennejohn wrote: > On Fri, 06 Feb 2015 08:43:15 -0800 > Patrick Powell <papowell@astart.com> wrote: > >> The latest linux-base appears to install into /compat, rather than >> /usr/compat >> >> However, some FreeBSD FAQ and other documents appear to refer to >> /usr/compat. >> >> Question: when did the move from using /usr/compat to /compat take >> place (just out of curiosity)? >> >> Question: can linproc be in /compat/linux/proc or /usr/compat/linux/proc? >> Question: if you have a /usr/compat/linux/lib directory will this be >> added to the >> libraries for linux emulation? >> > /compat has historically always been a symbolic link to /usr/compat: > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 10 Nov 25 2011 /compat -> usr/compat > > linprocfs on /usr/compat/linux/proc (linprocfs, local) > but in my /etc/fstab I have > linproc /compat/linux/proc linprocfs rw 0 0 > > Since /compat is a symbolic link it resolves to /usr/compat when it's > used. > # uname -a FreeBSD astart2.astart.com 9.3-RELEASE-p9 FreeBSD 9.3-RELEASE-p9 #0: Tue Jan 27 10:43:40 UTC 2015 root@amd64-builder.daemonology.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 # ls -l / |grep compat drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 512 Dec 3 14:41 compat # ls -l /usr |grep compat drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 512 Nov 21 21:06 compat Note that neither /compat or /usr/compat are symbolic links. -- Patrick Powell Astart Technologies papowell@astart.com 1530 Jamacha Rd, Suite X Network and System San Diego, CA 92019 Consulting 858-874-6543 FAX 858-751-2435 Web: www.astart.com
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