Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:50:52 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: Mikhail Teterin <mi+kde@aldan.algebra.com> Cc: emulation@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: The scandalous status of linux Message-ID: <20071009145052.923n0nxuww40c0ww@webmail.leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <200710090816.55266@aldan> References: <200710090816.55266@aldan>
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Quoting Mikhail Teterin <mi+kde@aldan.algebra.com> (from Tue, 9 Oct =20 2007 08:16:54 -0400): > =3DIf you can not find it, tell emulation@ about your problem. > > Just a reminder, that SDL-using Linux-executables, which broke on -stable = in > some time in June, are still broken with the kernel from September 16. A g= ame > called "civctp" used to start up and play just fine, but now hangs on > start-up -- at least, on amd64. > > Just tried changing the level of Linux emulation -- still hangs. > > Although the commercial version of the game was only available to paying > customers, the freely available demo version shows the same problem. > > =3DBe prepared to do some guided debugging. > > Checking out the games/civ2demo from the Attic is far easier for a develop= er > to do, than rebuilding a kernel (even once) is for a regular user. It's not only about easy/hard, it's also about resources (e.g. a =20 -stable machine and/or time). Bye, Alexander. --=20 "The Computer made me do it." 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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