Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 10:55:54 -0800 (PST) From: Steve Kargl <sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard) Cc: nate@mt.sri.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: linux software installation and uname Message-ID: <199811091855.KAA10694@troutmask.apl.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <7734.910632801@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at "Nov 9, 1998 9:33:21 am"
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According to Jordan K. Hubbard: > > Actually, you didn't. Stick a uname in the appropriate /compat/linux > > directory and it will be called (and return Linux) which doesn't bloat > > FreeBSD's code with Linux-centric bits. > > Ah, that's another good point. :-) > The install script on the cdrom had hardcoded tests for /usr/bin/uname and /bin/uname. If we every get to the emulation of Digital Unix and Solaris where we have /compat/linux, /compat/digital, /compat/solaris, etc., then we need several versions of uname. Now, we're talking about bloat. -- Steve finger kargl@troutmask.apl.washington.edu http://troutmask.apl.washington.edu/~clesceri/kargl.html To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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