linux_base-f8 giving me guff

[Boris Samorodov]

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:14:39 -0600 John E Hein wrote:
> Boris Samorodov wrote at 16:51 +0400 on Apr 29, 2008:

>  > Can you please give (an) example(s) when it is necessary to install
>  > files with stale /usr/compat/linux/etc/ld.so.cache?

> Installing to a chroot for deployment on a different system.
> This is one well-used mode of operation that many ports
> maintainers do not consider.

We have packages for that purpose... Or I didn't understand you.

> Also note that /etc/rc.d/abi runs /compat/linux/sbin/ldconfig.

...which will run while booting? That is not enough if you just
install a linux port.

>  > I'm not sure if it make more good than harm... So far we rely on
>  > linuxulator being run and check for compat.linux.osrelease value
>  > while installing. If that check is removed then we have only FreeBSD
>  > OSVERSION which is very unreliable at compat.linux.osrelease quessing.

> At least add a knob (ala DISABLE_VULNERABILITIES) for when the user
> knows better.

For packaging needs I suppose to use (an overwritable) variable
LINUX_OSRELEASE. It will be introduced at bsd.linux-apps.mk together
with other linux-f8 infrastructure ports. See the recent emulation@
archives for more details.


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