Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 22:01:10 +0100 (CET) From: "Hartmann, O." <ohartman@klima.physik.uni-mainz.de> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Linux_base-7 and several Linux software (fwd) Message-ID: <20011119220051.R2444-100000@klima.physik.uni-mainz.de>
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Hello. On new systems we try to install ports/linux_base-7 instead of the outdated linux_base-6, but we ran into trouble with several software products essential for desktop systems. Especially all types of Netscape (4.78, 4.79 and Netscape 6.2) need several parts of the older linux_base distribution and from there mainly libstdc++... libraries. The only way to get a working Netscape AND linux_base-7 is, installing linux_base-6 first, then installing all suspicious software (especially Netscape), deleting /compat/linux and installing linux_base-7. But before deleting the old /compat/linux I save/tar the libstdc++ libs located in usr/lib of the linuxulator base and then untaring them in the new, 7-based usr/lib. This works for netscape 4.78/4.79, StarOffice52 seems to be invulnerable against the 'base-change' ... Is this a problem of 'we are still on the way towards a completely base-7 based FBSD 4.5' or is base-7 more development like in FreeBSD 4.4? We run Lahey's Fortran95 Linux Version 5.5 on our servers (also VAST F90) and they seem to be immutable against the base-change ... -- MfG O. Hartmann ohartman@klima.physik.uni-mainz.de ---------------------------------------------------------------- IT-Administration des Institutes fuer Physik der Atmosphaere (IPA) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz Becherweg 21 55099 Mainz Tel: +496131/3924662 (Maschinenraum) Tel: +496131/3924144 FAX: +496131/3923532 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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