I am trying to compile under linux compat

[Scott T. Hildreth]

On Thu, 2006-08-31 at 09:52 +0200, Alexander Leidinger wrote:
> Quoting "Scott T. Hildreth" <shildreth at allantgroup.com> (from Wed, 30  
> Aug 2006 16:33:36 -0500):
> 
> >> I think yes, but definitely the maintainer of linux_dist-gentoo* ports
> >> (CCed) knows better.
> >>
> >
> >  Well, I went ahead and installed it.  Unless WITH_LINUXBASE is set, it
> >  installs into /usr/local/gentoo-stage1.  To run progs or compile, you
> >  have to do a 'chroot /usr/local/gentoo-stage1'.  Which is not optimal
> >  if I want to run something compiled there as in /usr/compat/linux.  I
> 
> This is only a problem if you compile something which needs some libs  
> which aren't available in linux_base. You could make a local  
> port/package out of them and install them to linux_base (programs  
> should install at least a wrapper in the FreeBSD native tree). This  
> would be the cleanest solution.
> 
> Besides this you can just copy it over to linux_base...

  Ah that's true, good point.

> 
> >  am going to try to make it the linux_base and see how things run.
> >  Just curious, if linux_base-fc4 is going to be the default, why not
> >  make a linux-devtools port that coincides with the linux_base port?
> 
> We have some ports which conflict with linux devtools. You also want  
> to chroot anyway when developing linux stuff on FreeBSD, else you may  
> get some nasty problems. 
> Picking up FreeBSD native stuff is one of  
> them. Another problem is that the current linux base structure is  
> intended to use parts of FreeBSD where possible (it relies on the fall  
> through to FreeBSD native directories), which isn't given when doing a  
> chroot into it.
> 
> So I'm grateful we got the linux_dist ports for cross-development  
> stuff, they solve some nasty issues in a nice way.
> 
> Doing a linux_devtools update is a waste of time in my eyes, 

  Okay, then I won't waste my time.

  
> but you  
> are free to do it. 
  
  

> In case someone does it, please switch maintainer  
> from emulation@ to something else.
> 
> Bye,
> Alexander.
> 
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Scott T. Hildreth <shildreth at allantgroup.com>