misc/149335: shell script runs on Linux but not on freebsd

[Paul]

Thanks Oliver 
I can just get the i386 vmware version and should install and run.  Last question is there a x86_64 bit Linux module? Is one I'm development?

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On Aug 7, 2010, at 4:42 PM, Oliver Fromme <olli at lurza.secnetix.de> wrote:

> Sorry for the late reply, I don't have much time currently.
> 
> Maybe someone else from the -questions list can jump in,
> because I don't have much experience with vmware (I prefer
> qemu or virtual box).
> 
> Paul Lambert <eb30750 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks for the reply.  I am attaching the bash output from the shell
>> script.  This script implements RPMs so I am sure that I need the linux
>> module.  I had previously found a guide on how to install RPMs on FreeBSD.
>> I have  a printer that has an RPM that allows it to work on Linus.  So I
>> would think that I will need the Linux module in the future.
>> 
>> I previously had made the "stat" change to the shell script and that part
>> works.  But, the bash shell is reporting an 'od" error.
>> 
>> Finally, how much performance do you lose with the linux module emulator?
> 
> Not much, probably none at all.  Some people even say that
> Linux binaries run faster on FreeBSD than they run on Linux,
> because they benefit from the better network code and VM
> system.
> 
> Anyway, the "linuxulator" isn't really an emulator, it's
> rather an ABI-level compatibility layer, very similar to
> the i386 (32bit) compatibility layer on FreeBSD/amd64 (64bit).
> 
>> Do you believe I only need the emulator to get VMware installed or will it
>> make other linux calls that are not part of FreeBSD?
> 
> I'm afraid you won't be able to install vmware this way.
> I suggest you look at the emulator/vmware* ports in the
> ports collection.
> 
>> BRSINC-VM02# bash -vx VMware-Player-3.1.0-261024.x86_64.bundle
>> [...]
>>   # XXX: put extraction in its own function
>>   MAGIC_NUMBER=`od -An -t u4 -N 4 -aj 
>>   $MAGIC_OFFSET "$file" | tr -d ' '`
> 
> There's a bogus line break which is causing this particular
> parsing error.  Either join the lines, or put a backslash
> at the end of the first line (behind -aj).
> 
> But I'm afraid this is the smallest of the problems.
> I suspect you won't be able to get this script to run
> correctly on FreeBSD, because it seems to do too many
> linux-specific things.
> 
> Best regards
>   Oliver
> 
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