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From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
To: William E Reid <wer@cstone.net>
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Subject: Re: Linux compat mount and others
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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.

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