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Subject: Re: 64-bit Linux binary compatibility/emulation
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From: "William A. Mahaffey III" <wam@hiwaay.net>
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Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 08:31:13 -0453.75
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On 09/09/15 08:18, Shane Ambler wrote:
> On 08/09/2015 00:44, William A. Mahaffey III wrote:
>
>> The FreeBSD wiki for the docker package contains intriguing allusions to
>> a '64 bit Linux compatibility layer', although the handbook still says
>> its a nogo.
>
>> How is progress on 64-bit Linux binary
>> compatibility/emulation ? TIA & have a nice labor day.
>
> Some (if not most) has been commited to current but was too late to be
> included with 10.2
>
> You can find recent log messages targeting x86_64 support here -
> https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/sys/compat/linux/


There is a docker pkg for 9.3R, which is what I'm running. May I 
conclude that this stuff will find its way there in time as well ?


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