Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 22:49:40 -0400 (EDT) From: Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com> To: cracauer@cons.org, rivers@dignus.com Cc: freebsd-hackers@freefall.FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: LINUX emulation and uname(3). Message-ID: <199710100249.WAA08040@lakes.dignus.com>
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> > In <199710092227.SAA07605@lakes.dignus.com>, Thomas David Rivers wrote: > > > > I have a program, written for Linux, that uses the uname() information > > as part of its license check... > > > > Unfortunately, the check fails... the company indicates that the > > failure is due to incorrect uname() information. > > > > So - does the uname() call under Linux emulation claim to be a LINUX > > box? - or - does it claim to be a FreeBSD box... > > > > Which should it do? Seems to me, for accurate Linux emulation, it should > > claim to be Linux... > > Add a program named "uname" to /compat/linux/bin or such that puts out > hardcoded strings of your choice. > > Martin Umm... this is the uname(3) system call - not the uname command. - Dave Rivers -
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