Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 16:12:57 -0500 (EST) From: Jamie Bowden <jamie@itribe.net> To: Joel Ray Holveck <joelh@gnu.org> Cc: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>, Sren Schmidt <sos@freebsd.dk>, Jacques Vidrine <n@nectar.com>, sgk@troutmask.apl.washington.edu, nate@mt.sri.com, kkennawa@physics.adelaide.edu.au, dnelson@emsphone.com, rivers@dignus.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: linux software installation and uname Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.96.981111161234.966M-100000@animaniacs.itribe.net> In-Reply-To: <86k913hy3q.fsf@detlev.UUCP>
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On 10 Nov 1998, Joel Ray Holveck wrote: > >>> Why would we not put a real linux uname(1) in /compat/linux/usr/bin? > >>> This is an emulation issue. Why impact the BSD userland sources? > >> Hear hear!! > > I imagine that the install script is run by /bin/sh, not > > /compat/linux/bin/sh so it will get the regular /usr/bin/uname > > whatever is present in /compat/linux/usr/bin. > > I have yet to hear of any solutions that don't require a hack to the > install procedure (eg, setting an environment variable). Unless > somebody comes up with an idea that would magically detect what > environment a given script wants, I would recommend putting a Linux > uname in /copmat/linux where it belongs, and the install procedure's > PATH can have /compat/linux ahead of /. This is easy to implement, > keeps the core of FreeBSD pure, and paves the way for future > similarities. chroot /compat/linux ; install Jamie Bowden -- Systems Administrator, iTRiBE.net If we've got to fight over grep, sign me up. But boggle can go. -Ted Faber (on Hasbro's request for removal of /usr/games/boggle) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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