Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 11:43:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: johan@granlund.nu (Johan Granlund) Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SVR4 emulation Was:(Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/linux linux_misc.c ) Message-ID: <199907061843.LAA41085@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9907062008030.32559-100000@phoenix.granlund.nu> from Johan Granlund at "Jul 6, 1999 08:15:53 pm"
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Johan Granlund wrote: > > > > : How can we possibly conclude that just fixing uname(1) will do it? Who > > : says that there isn't a binary installation for some linux software that > > : doesn't use the uname(1) command and so will possibly break because we > > : report FreeBSD as the OS type? > > > A long time ago i tried to install Lotus Notes for Solaris to be able to > read company mail at home. > > I _think_ the SVR4 emulation reported FreeBSD. After trying to patch the > installationscript i finally installed on a Solarisbox and moved the > installation:) > > If uname(1) in SVR4 emulation reports FreeBSD, could it please be changed? > > /Johan > [Not attacking Johan specifically] Can we please drop this thread? I submitted patches to uname(1) in Nov 98 to deal with a linux software installation problem. The discussion is well-documented in the freebsd-hackers mailingr list archive. Search on "uname AND kargl" if you want the details. -- Steve To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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