From owner-freebsd-hackers Wed Nov 11 00:27:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id AAA20235 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 00:27:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from smtp01.primenet.com (smtp01.primenet.com [206.165.6.131]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id AAA20228 for ; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 00:27:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tlambert@usr02.primenet.com) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by smtp01.primenet.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id BAA02942; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 01:27:11 -0700 (MST) Received: from usr02.primenet.com(206.165.6.202) via SMTP by smtp01.primenet.com, id smtpd002926; Wed Nov 11 01:27:08 1998 Received: (from tlambert@localhost) by usr02.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id BAA06373; Wed, 11 Nov 1998 01:27:06 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert Message-Id: <199811110827.BAA06373@usr02.primenet.com> Subject: Re: linux software installation and uname To: sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu (Steve Kargl) Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 08:27:05 +0000 (GMT) Cc: rivers@dignus.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <199811091756.JAA10389@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> from "Steve Kargl" at Nov 9, 98 09:56:33 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > 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