Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:25:54 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: linux cross-development (was: Re: /dev/null: No such file or directory) Message-ID: <20060920102554.mxditjplogkscw44@webmail.leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <20060920014127.GA52449@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <20060918230348.I1031@ganymede.hub.org> <20060919022530.GA44301@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> <20060919092117.8asq42ers44w4wgg@webmail.leidinger.net> <20060920014127.GA52449@xor.obsecurity.org>
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Quoting Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> (from Tue, 19 Sep 2006 =20 21:41:27 -0400): > What happened to the linux_devtools port (which is supposed to take > care of this) - was it never updated to parity with linux_base? No. There are several reasons. The current devtools port is a mess and interfered with the old =20 linux_base port in undesirable ways (can't remember exactly how, I =20 would have to have a look at it again). Bringing it into shape would =20 be a lot of work (nobody stepped up so far, but I didn't asked for =20 help for this because of the next reason). To cross-develop you need a full system, the linux_base port is a lean =20 and mean system. The current linux_base port is designed to extend the =20 FreeBSD system and to provide a good user experience for those ports =20 which are available in the ports collection (and most probably for a =20 lot of other applications). We rely on the fallthrough to the native =20 stuff in various places (e.g. we have symlinks to the corresponding =20 FreeBSD configs where it applies). Doing a chroot into /compat/linux =20 may work for some use cases, but not for all (and you need to do a =20 chroot for cross-compiling, else you may pickup FreeBSD native stuff =20 and get a lot of trouble) and it is not advised to to a chroot into it =20 (I should add a note about this to the port...). The linux_dist ports are full linux systems. You can chroot into them =20 and you already have all you need (and you can use the gentoo =20 package-stuff to add additional stuff). Bye, Alexander. --=20 Whatever carrousel you stand by, your baggage will come in on another one. http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID =3D B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID =3D 72077137
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