Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2002 12:08:49 +0200 From: "Idar Tollefsen" <Idar.Tollefsen@baerum.kommune.no> To: <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: <freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Compaq-CC, the next steps.... Message-ID: <sd2ad261.042@mail.baerum.kommune.no>
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>> FreeBSD and Linux don't use the same ELF format, do they? > Yes. OK. Thanks for clearing that up. >> =CCf that's the case, is there really a speed increase to be >> gained? And even if it is, do we really want the FreeBSD ports >> collection to prefer building Linux/Alpha binaries over native >> binaries on the Alpha? > You seem to believe that the Linux compatability module is an > emulator. It's not. It's an ABI. There are no performance > penalties for running Linux binaries (other than those imposed > by use of the Linux system interfaces by virtue of their design). Well, yes, I suppose I was under the impression that it was an emulator. Although I have seen references to the contrary before, this is the first time someone has actually explained the workings of it. Thank you. - IT To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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