Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 09:46:08 +0100 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: multiple versions loaded of linux emu. Message-ID: <20050312094608.0ff21547@Magellan.Leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <423215E2.50801@elischer.org> References: <20050311120017.A114B16A4D1@hub.freebsd.org> <423215E2.50801@elischer.org>
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On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:04:18 -0800 Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> wrote: > >>Is there a way to install both simultaneous (and set up some sort > >>of mapping or such, to enable different app to use different base)? > >> > >> > > > >No, this isn't possible (except you provide patches fot the kernel which > >makes this possible ;-) ). And installing both bases into the same directory > >isn't a good idea either, they share some files in different versions. > > > > > > this is not entirely true.. > As shared libraries are versionned, one can make sure that the libraries > needed by programs that want older versions are satisfied in their library > requests by installing older versions of the linux emulation first and > working forward > towards the latest one. The linux_base ports not only contain libs. And stale files still available may lead to strange effects. Everyone is free to do what he wants off course, but my personal advise is to carefully evaluate what you do. > It may be worth making an linux-old-libs port that effectively contains > just the older revisions > of libraries so that programs that require them can still run. I think such a port will be flagged as FORBITTEN very fast... Bye, Alexander. -- Failure is not an option. It comes bundled with your Microsoft product. http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net GPG fingerprint = C518 BC70 E67F 143F BE91 3365 79E2 9C60 B006 3FE7
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