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> From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>

> 
> Is it possible to force the Linux emulator to use the /compat/linux
> tree only for shared libraries and other system files but not on the
> user level?

Not in a useful fashion, no.  There is no way to tell the difference 
between a Linux application searching for something that "should" be in 
/compat/linux and something that "shouldn't".

It could fall though.  If, for example, an app tries to open
/usr/share/dict/words, the kernel could try
/compat/linux/usr/share/dict/words, fail, and then try
/usr/share/dict/words before giving up.
I believe this would be genuinely useful behaviour.



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