Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 11:31:54 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: Jerry.Kendall@vmicls.com (Jerry Kendall) Cc: julian@ref.tfs.com, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Compiling Linux Binaries under FreeBSD Message-ID: <199511101831.LAA03945@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <9511101352.AA07120.gonzo@vmicls.com> from "Jerry Kendall" at Nov 10, 95 08:52:05 am
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> > > Wouldn't it be just as easy to create a small 60 or so meg partition > > > and just install the development tools. > > > > > you could chroot to a linux partition and run an 'all linux' > > environment while running FreeBSD :) > > > > Not a complaint here, BUT, why would someone want to > compile and run all the LINUX binaries while running FreeBSD ??? > > Seems to me, if you want to run Linux, then run it. Don't emulate it > under FreeBSD. Unless of course, FreeBSD can emulate it faster/better > than Linux can run it(the programs I mean). Actually, with a unified VM/Cache underlying the system call implementation, this is a very real possibility. I'd like to see some benchmarks run Native under Linux and under ABI compatability using a BSD kernel on (hopefulle) a root ext2fs. 8-). Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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