Recommended linux_base for 8.0?

[Boris Samorodov]

Steve Kargl <sgk at troutmask.apl.washington.edu> writes:
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 09:33:39AM +0400, Boris Samorodov wrote:
>> Steve Kargl <sgk at troutmask.apl.washington.edu> writes:
>> 
>> > Which linux base port is recommended for FreeBSD-current on amd64?
>> 
>> Well, the answer is "just install any linux application you need from
>> ports/packages and the ports infrastructure will DTRT". ;-)
>
> matlab isn't in the ports collection.

Yes. There is a PR about new port Matlab7 though.

>> > linux_base-f7/
>> > linux_base-f8/
>> > linux_base-fc4/
>> > linux_base-fc6/
>> > linux_base-gentoo-stage1/
>> > linux_base-gentoo-stage2/
>> > linux_base-gentoo-stage3/
>> >
>> > I currently have fc4 installed, but have run into some pthread
>> > problems.
>> 
>> This one is the default for now.
>
> % matlab
>>> plotTAIHR_bin_30D
> system error(34): __kmp_set_stack_info: pthread_getattr_np: Numerical result out of range
> OMP abort: fatal system error detected.
>
> hpc:kargl[206] pkg_info | grep linux_base
> linux_base-fc-4_10  Base set of packages needed in Linux mode (for i386/amd64)
> hpc:kargl[208] portversion -vl '<' | grep linux_base
> linux_base-fc-4_10          <  needs updating (port has 4_13) 

Since you don't have other linux ports at this system it will be not
hard to test linux_base-f8 which is intended to become a new linux
base default in the future.

> Guess which port is broken?

I'm not sure whether it's a port or a system blame. CCing to emulation@
since there are more sharp linuxulator eyes there.


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