Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 12:56:55 +0100 From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@scc.nl> To: emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Linux devel doesn't work with glibc libs Message-ID: <36B83987.19E8F638@scc.nl> References: <199902030146.JAA18991@ariadne.tensor.pgs.com>, <199902030145.RAA02478@dingo.cdrom.com>
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Mike Smith wrote: > > This should have been on -emulation, moved. > > > When trying to link, it complains about libc.os.6 vs libc.so.5. This makes > > life rather difficult when trying to test glide programs against my version of > > the /dev/3dfx driver. Can someone commit the RedHat dev system (mmmm. egcs > > mmmm)? > > There's nobody actively supporting the Linux emulation libraries at the > moment. If you'd like to step forward, I'd really like to talk to you > about it. I don't if I'm the right person and I don't know if I have the resources, especially time, but I do know that Linux emulation is very important for FreeBSD and that we get nowhere if we're all waiting for someone to do something... so let's talk :-) I have some raw ideas. I assume you have some ideas too. I guess a lot of people have a lot of ideas... Let's work it out so that we (or I) can *do* something. Currently I don't use the ports-collection. I've downloaded Red Hat 5.2 packages and installed them. I even ported ps(1) [it was needed for Oracle Application Server]. I think we should build the Linux environment from Red Hat packages. The ports-collection should hold special ports (like ps and other kernel/fs-dependent tools). The biggest downside to this is that such a solution requires too much Linux-related knowledge. I do not want the FreeBSD user to burn their fingers on Red Hat packages. So maybe we should indeed offer some prefab collections... marcel To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message
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