Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2000 12:38:51 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: "Alexey N. Dokuchaev" <danfe@inet.ssc.nsu.ru> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: That compat thing Message-ID: <20000103123851.E330@marder-1> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.10.10001031757460.1575-100000@inet.ssc.nsu.ru> References: <00010321120900.01441@zen.dodsworth.org> <Pine.LNX.4.10.10001031757460.1575-100000@inet.ssc.nsu.ru>
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On Mon, Jan 03, 2000 at 06:22:04PM +0600, Alexey N. Dokuchaev wrote: > Hello! > > Happy y2k! > > I have a /compat directory, which links my to /usr/compat dir. There, I > have only one subdir 'linux', cding to it yields me bin, boot, etc, lib, > mnt and other subdirs. > > So what do I have here? I thought that to be able to run linux binaries I > need only two things: linux kernel loadable module (which usually starts > in my rc.i386) and corresponding libraries. However, in > /usr/compat/linux/bin I have all bunch of staff: basename, [, bash, ls, > chmod, chown, date, dd, echo.... Just to name a few. But whenever I try > to run anything from it, it thinks > that / is actually /usr/compat/linux/. I say 'ls /etc' and what I got it > is contents of /usr/compat/linux/etc. What the hell? What the point of > having all these progs? > See http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/x21424.html for an explanation. > Don't remember right now whether I did install support for 2.2 binaries > and 3.0 a.outs; how can I check this (assuming I don't have old software > hanging around)? Should I have anything except linux dir in /usr/compat > in this case? > > Hope I made myself clear :-) > > ./danfe > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- "there's a long-standing bug relating to the x86 architecture that allows you to install Windows too" -Matthew D. Fuller ________________________________________________________________ FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark/ mailto:mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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