Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 08:27:05 +0000 (GMT) From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> To: sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu (Steve Kargl) Cc: rivers@dignus.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: linux software installation and uname Message-ID: <199811110827.BAA06373@usr02.primenet.com> In-Reply-To: <199811091756.JAA10389@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> from "Steve Kargl" at Nov 9, 98 09:56:33 am
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> > In my particular instance, I was able to persuade the vendor > > that it was artificially limiting its customer base. And thus, > > the uname check was changed to accept either "FreeBSD" or "Linux". > > Perhaps you could do the same with the Lahey people. > > Been there. PGI has no intention at this time to support FreeBSD > because they do not have sufficient tech. support for FreeBSD. This is not a "support FreeBSD" issue, it's a "don't check uname and reject a ``FreeBSD'' return value" issue. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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