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Date:      Sat, 1 Mar 2003 11:35:42 -0800
From:      Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net>
To:        freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Linux base/devtools/kdump
Message-ID:  <20030301193542.GB548@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net>
In-Reply-To: <20030301191622.GC294@galgenberg.net>
References:  <20030301191622.GC294@galgenberg.net>

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On Sat, Mar 01, 2003 at 08:16:22PM +0100, Ulrich Spoerlein wrote:
> 
> I wanted to know what is planned in respect to the linux-ports. First of
> all, will there be a linux_base-8 port any time soon?

Not by me.

> Then I found out, that the port-nameing is kind of non-user friendly:
> 
> RH6:    linux_base-6    linux_devtools          linux_kdump
> RH7:    linux_base      linux_devtools-7        N/A

I know.

> If RH7 is going to be the default for many more releases to come, I
> would kindly ask marcel@ to please provide an updated linux_kdump port,
> because it won't compile with RH7

I have it somewhere on the bottom of my todo list.

> I got WINE compiled under a /compat/linux chroot and it's failing
> because of missing ioctl's and I figured that I would need linux_kdump
> to investigate further.

You can also use truss(1)

> I can also provide updated linux_base/linux_devtools-7 ports, which
> include bison/sed/cut/etc. which are needed for configure scripts to run
> in a chrooted linux-environment

Please don't. The ports should be minimal. They are specifically not
designed to create a standalone (chrootable) environment. They are
specifically designed to allow anyone to add packages themselves.

-- 
 Marcel Moolenaar	  USPA: A-39004		 marcel@xcllnt.net

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