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Date:      Wed, 6 Feb 2002 13:30:06 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To:        William E Reid <wer@cstone.net>
Cc:        "freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Linux compat mount and others
Message-ID:  <20020206132906.L73049-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <3C602C3B.130B40AF@cstone.net>

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On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, William E Reid wrote:

> If you have Linux Netscape.  View file:///mnt/  and you will get
> /usr/compat/linux/mnt.  This is the same with acroread or any other
> linux labeled binary (I guess).

This is normal and correct behavior. The kernel will check /compat/linux/
before / for any requested file.

> What is the difference in branding something Linux vs. SVR4?

It flags which emulation layer to run the binary under.

Doug White                    |  FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu     |  www.FreeBSD.org


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