From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Nov 12 05:15:36 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id FAA06569 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Thu, 12 Nov 1998 05:15:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from animaniacs.itribe.net (gatekeeper.itribe.net [209.49.144.254]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id FAA06563 for ; Thu, 12 Nov 1998 05:15:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jamie@itribe.net) Received: from localhost (jamie@localhost) by animaniacs.itribe.net (950413.SGI.8.6.12/950213.SGI.AUTOCF) via SMTP id IAA04546; Thu, 12 Nov 1998 08:14:51 -0500 Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 08:14:51 -0500 (EST) From: Jamie Bowden To: Joel Ray Holveck cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: linux software installation and uname In-Reply-To: <86lnlhih4k.fsf@detlev.UUCP> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On 12 Nov 1998, Joel Ray Holveck wrote: > >> 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. Someone asked for a solution that didn't require corrupting the base FreeBSD installation or source tree with compatability issues. I am well aware of the technical necessities of a chrooted environment, but it does give you a clean way to handle special cases like this. Jamie Bowden -- Systems Administrator, iTRiBE.net If we've got to fight over grep, sign me up. But boggle can go. -Ted Faber (on Hasbro's request for removal of /usr/games/boggle) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message