Date: Mon, 4 Sep 1995 18:18:48 +0000 From: Ian Edwards <ian@panorama.panorama.com> To: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Linux emulation under FreeBSD Message-ID: <9509041718.AA23301@bastet.panorama.COM>
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> Sender: jkh@time.cdrom.com
> From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@freebsd.org>
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> To: ian@panorama.COM
> Subject: Re: Can I run Linux executables on FreeBSD 2.0.5 ?
>
> ian@panorama.com ( Ian Edwards ) wrote:
> >I have a database program which was built with Linux (kernel 1.2.1)
> >and I want to run it on PC hardware (arriving soon). Having read about
> >FreeBSD and Linux I would prefer to run it on FreeBSD which I thought
> >could run Linux and SCO binaries. However I have just got the FreeBSD CD
> >and the documentation on 'linux-emu' says it is not a generic emulator,
> >so will the database run on FreeBSD 2.0.5 ?
>
.... We also have more advanced emulation currently in BETA testing. ...
>
> --
> Jordan
Thanks for the mail. I have loaded the 'linux-emu' files from /xperimnt
on the 2.0.5 CDROM and rebuilt the kernel. I cannot do any testing of the
database because I need a license, however the program that generates the
information for the license runs but produces the following message :-
jack# ./texlicinfo
./texlicinfo: using incompatible library '/lib/libc.so.4'
Desire minor version >= 6 and found 5
Should I continue with 'linux-emu' or switch to the "more advanced emulation"
mentioned in the email reply ? (Where would I get the new emulator from ?)
On an unrelated point, is there a program which will create a floppy disc
that is bootable ?
Thanks for the help,
Ian.
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