From owner-cvs-all Thu Feb 17 17:35: 3 2000 Delivered-To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Received: from overcee.netplex.com.au (overcee.netplex.com.au [202.12.86.7]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2242E37B8F9; Thu, 17 Feb 2000 17:34:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from peter@netplex.com.au) Received: from netplex.com.au (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by overcee.netplex.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4EF791CD7; Fri, 18 Feb 2000 09:34:42 +0800 (WST) (envelope-from peter@netplex.com.au) X-Mailer: exmh version 2.1.1 10/15/1999 To: asami@FreeBSD.org (Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami) Cc: Marcel Moolenaar , "David E. O'Brien" , cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/emulators/linux_base Makefile In-Reply-To: Message from asami@FreeBSD.org (Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami) of "17 Feb 2000 16:25:28 PST." Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 09:34:42 +0800 From: Peter Wemm Message-Id: <20000218013442.4EF791CD7@overcee.netplex.com.au> Sender: owner-cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami wrote: > * From: Marcel Moolenaar > > * "David E. O'Brien" wrote: > * > > * > obrien 2000/02/16 22:09:07 PST > * > > * > Modified files: > * > emulators/linux_base Makefile > * > Log: > * > Change PREFIX to /usr/compat/linux as the compat bits are really inten ded > * > to live in /usr rather than /. > * > * Won't this make things more confusing, because the linuxulator itself > * uses /compat/linux for the overlaying . When /compat isn't a link to > * /usr/compat, then this port will fail (or the linuxulator, depending on > * how you look at it :-). I think using /compat/linux consistently is more > * important functionality-wise than changing it for cosmetic reasons. > > I agree. The kernel looks for linux files in /compat/linux, and > that's where the port should install it. Whether /compat/linux is a > symlink to /usr/compat/linux or someplace else is not the port's > business. Exactly, on my boxes I have /compat -> /home/compat without any /usr/compat existing at all. > Satoshi Cheers, -Peter To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message