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Date:      Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:07:08 +0100
From:      Gary Jennejohn <gary.jennejohn@freenet.de>
To:        Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org>
Cc:        Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Yuri <yuri@rawbw.com>
Subject:   Re: Linux executable picks up FreeBSD library over linux one and breaks
Message-ID:  <20071213100708.37716700@peedub.jennejohn.org>
In-Reply-To: <4760A7FE.9070409@chuckr.org>
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On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:33:18 -0500
Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org> wrote:

[lots of discussion snipped]
> I really wish that ports management would go on the record and make a 
> definite ruling, that all linux images should install to the 
> /compat/linux tree.  If this would be the case, then nI would myself go 
> about fixing the horde of software that violates this.  I said horde, 
> and I sure meant it.
>

I agree with this whole-heartedly.

Interestingly, there's already a LINUXBASE which points at
/compat/linux. Why all Linux-based ports aren't required to
or automatically use this is a mystery to me.

Just my 2 Euro-cents.

-- 
Gary Jennejohn



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