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Subject: docs/41110: "apropos linux" doesn't find brandelf
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>Number:         41110
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       "apropos linux" doesn't find brandelf
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jul 29 00:40:04 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Rich Morin
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
Canta Forda Computer Laboratory
>Environment:

        FreeBSD cfcl.com 4.5-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE #0:
        Mon Jan 28 14:31:56 GMT 2002
        murray@builder.freebsdmall.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC  i386

>Description:

	I recently tried to run a Linux binary on my FreeBSD 4.5
	system, getting the following nastygram:

	  ELF binary type "0" not known.
          Abort trap

	Using file(1) on the binary, I got:

          ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1, statically 

        I tried an "apropos linux" with no success, and had to be
        bailed out by someone on freebsd-questions.


>How-To-Repeat:

	% apropos linux

>Fix:

	One possible fix would be to expand the brandelf "NAME" line:

	  brandelf - mark an ELF binary for a specific ABI (eg, Linux)

        A more general solution would be to add a "linux" page (eg, in
        section 7), talking about known issues with Linux compatibility
        mode, etc.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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