Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 09:47:55 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: eivind@yes.no (Eivind Eklund), sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: linux software installation and uname Message-ID: <199811111747.JAA03980@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 11 Nov 1998 08:41:31 GMT." <199811110841.BAA06929@usr02.primenet.com>
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> > > You'll never pick up /compat/linux/bin/uname unless you delete/rename
> > > /usr/bin/uname.
> >
> > Eh - I'm pretty sure /compat/linux is searched _before_ /. For all
> > syscalls. This is hardcoded in the linux emulator in the kernel.
>
> Sure. /compat/linux/bin/sh was searched for on the exec of /bin/sh
> in order to run the shell script.
>
> Then the /bin/sh from FreeBSD was loaded.
>
> Then the /compat/linux directory was ignore as the FreeBSD binary
> /bin/sh exec'ed the FreeBSD /bin/uname program.
Actually, that's by no means correct.
The linux_lib port installs the Linux 'sh' in /compat/linux/bin/{sh|bash}
and the correct way to install a piece of Linux software is to start by
running that shell.
The real problem is that the Linux uname(1) lives in /bin, while the
install script in question in this conversation checks for
/usr/bin/uname first. The trivial answer is of course to put a copy
there as well. 8)
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