Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:53:57 -0500 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: [RFC] what to name linux 32-bit compat Message-ID: <200501181453.57467.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.61.0501181433140.17231@pegasus> References: <20050117203818.GA29131@dragon.nuxi.com> <20050118044101.GA38434@dragon.nuxi.com> <Pine.GSO.4.61.0501181433140.17231@pegasus>
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On Tuesday 18 January 2005 02:36 pm, Eric Wayte wrote: > On Mon, 17 Jan 2005, David O'Brien wrote: > > Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 20:41:01 -0800 > > From: David O'Brien <obrien@freebsd.org> > > Reply-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org > > To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: [RFC] what to name linux 32-bit compat > > > > On Mon, Jan 17, 2005 at 12:38:18PM -0800, David O'Brien wrote: > >> We need to decide how to have both Linux i686 and Linux amd64 compat > >> support live side-by-side. At the moment my leanings are for > >> /compat/linux32 and /compat/linux. We could also go with /compat/linux > >> and /compat/linux64 <- taking a page from the Linux LSB naming > >> convention (ie, they have lib and lib64). > > > > kan (Alexander Kabaev) fealt we could probably just follow Red Hat > > Enterprise Linux - which would put both 32-bit and 64-bit bits under > > /compat/linux. Upon thinking more about this; I think this will work. > > The linux32(1) command will be a little harder to impliment than seperate > > /compat/linux* (and I'm sure other details will have to be solved); but > > this does simplify things from a ports application POV. > > > > jhb agreed this was probably the better approach so I think this is what > > we'll do. > > > > -- > > -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org) > > A previous post mentioned having 64-bit Linux around for Oracle. Why > don't we follow their standard of /lib (/compat/linux) for 64-bit > libraries and /lib32 (/compat/linux32) for the 32-bit libraries? This is > how it's done on 64-bit Solaris anyway. What RedHat apparently does is /lib for 32-bit libraries and /lib64 for 64-bit libraries, and kan's suggestion would be for us to do the same with /compat/linux/lib and /compat/linux/lib64. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org
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