Date: Thu, 4 Feb 1999 18:17:50 +1030 (CST) From: Mark Newton <newton@atdot.dotat.org> To: alk@pobox.com Cc: mike@smith.net.au, emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linux collections (was: Linux devel doesn't work with glibc Message-ID: <199902040747.SAA00549@atdot.dotat.org> In-Reply-To: <14009.18708.573160.241150@avalon.east> from "Tony Kimball" at Feb 4, 99 01:17:10 am
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Tony Kimball wrote:
> Quoth Mike Smith on Wed, 3 February:
> : "linux space"
>
> Is there a document anywhere which details the defining
> characteristics of "linux space" and its relationship to
> the bigger world?
"Linux space" is what you end up with when you overlay /compat/linux
over /
When an executable running under a FreeBSD emulator accesses a file,
it tries "/compat/linux/pathname"; if that doesn't exist it'll try
"pathname".
- mark
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