Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 21:39:51 +0200 From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@scc.nl> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org> Cc: emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: linux emulation in 3.2 current Message-ID: <37BB0C07.D8ACF4D2@scc.nl> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908181156190.65109-100000@hub.freebsd.org>
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Kris Kennaway wrote: > > On Wed, 18 Aug 1999, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > > > Yes. COMPAT_LINUX disappeared 3 years ago. The reason that you can still > > use it is because it reappeared for the purpose of compiling LINT (IIRC). > > The fact that it still can be used to actually built a working kernel is > > *not* deliberate, but more a question of "luck". > > The handbook entry at http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/linuxemu.html and > the LINT entry should perhaps be updated to note that COMPAT_LINUX is > deprecated. I think I still have it in my kernel from 2.1 days. I'm mistaken. option "COMPAT_LINUX" is in fact supported. Sorry for the confusement. > The handbook entry also refers to LKMs (and modload, etc), and the kernel > option "LINUX" is not documented in LINT. According to bde option LINUX should not have returned. -- Marcel Moolenaar mailto:marcel@scc.nl SCC Internetworking & Databases http://www.scc.nl/ Amsterdam, The Netherlands tel: +31 20 4200655 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message
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