Date: 12 Nov 1998 00:01:47 -0600 From: Joel Ray Holveck <joelh@gnu.org> To: Jamie Bowden <jamie@itribe.net> Cc: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>, Sren Schmidt <sos@freebsd.dk>, Jacques Vidrine <n@nectar.com>, sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu, nate@mt.sri.com, kkennawa@physics.adelaide.edu.au, dnelson@emsphone.com, rivers@dignus.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: linux software installation and uname Message-ID: <86lnlhih4k.fsf@detlev.UUCP> In-Reply-To: Jamie Bowden's message of "Wed, 11 Nov 1998 16:12:57 -0500 (EST)" References: <Pine.SGI.3.96.981111161234.966M-100000@animaniacs.itribe.net>
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>> I have yet to hear of any solutions that don't require a hack to the >> install procedure (eg, setting an environment variable). Unless >> somebody comes up with an idea that would magically detect what >> environment a given script wants, I would recommend putting a Linux >> uname in /copmat/linux where it belongs, and the install procedure's >> PATH can have /compat/linux ahead of /. This is easy to implement, >> keeps the core of FreeBSD pure, and paves the way for future >> similarities. > chroot /compat/linux ; install Not unless you have a complete minimal tree under /compat/linux. Happy hacking, joelh -- Joel Ray Holveck - joelh@gnu.org Fourth law of programming: Anything that can go wrong wi sendmail: segmentation violation - core dumped To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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