Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2015 11:10:22 +0100 From: Gary Jennejohn <gljennjohn@gmail.com> To: Patrick Powell <papowell@astart.com> Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /compat/linux and /usr/compat/linux Message-ID: <20150208111022.4094218f@ernst.home> In-Reply-To: <54D4EF23.7050604@astart.com> References: <54D4EF23.7050604@astart.com>
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On Fri, 06 Feb 2015 08:43:15 -0800 Patrick Powell <papowell@astart.com> wrote: > The latest linux-base appears to install into /compat, rather than > /usr/compat > > However, some FreeBSD FAQ and other documents appear to refer to > /usr/compat. > > Question: when did the move from using /usr/compat to /compat take > place (just out of curiosity)? > > Question: can linproc be in /compat/linux/proc or /usr/compat/linux/proc? > Question: if you have a /usr/compat/linux/lib directory will this be > added to the > libraries for linux emulation? > /compat has historically always been a symbolic link to /usr/compat: lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 10 Nov 25 2011 /compat -> usr/compat linprocfs on /usr/compat/linux/proc (linprocfs, local) but in my /etc/fstab I have linproc /compat/linux/proc linprocfs rw 0 0 Since /compat is a symbolic link it resolves to /usr/compat when it's used. -- Gary Jennejohn
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