ports/75499: USE_LINUX checks for RedHat, not for any Linux install

[Peter van Dijk]

On Sat, Dec 25, 2004 at 07:23:10PM -0600, Mark Linimon wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Dec 2004, Peter van Dijk wrote:
> > >Fix:
> > Change the relevant line in Mk/bsd.port.mk to read:
> > RUN_DEPENDS+=   ${LINUXBASE}/bin/sh:${PORTSDIR}/emulators/linux_base
> 
> Unfortunately emulators/linux_base _is_ the RedHat install (of 7.1),
> so this patch does not completely solve the problem.

It's not a complete solution but it takes away a lot of breakage for 
linux_base-debian users, whose current solution is creating a bogus
redhat-release file just to fool some ports.

> There are changes currently being tested to update the default Linux
> base to Redhat 8 (IIRC) for 4.11 (if the regression tests pass).  There
> is discussion of a further patch to more fully generalize being able to
> support different linux_bases by default, that would follow that commit.

That sounds good. Is this patch, if it exists already, available
anywhere right now?

> So, there is active work in this area, but the next window for a possible
> commit is going to be early January due to the QA/release cycle.

I understand. I'm looking forward to any enhancements you might
commit.

Cheers, Peter
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