Fwd: Re: Linux binary looks for /proc/cpuinfo, dies when cannot be found, even when linprocfs mounted.

[Benjamin]

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Linux binary looks for /proc/cpuinfo, dies when cannot be 
found, even when linprocfs mounted.
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2012 22:56:38 +1200
From: Benjamin <byu17 at uclive.ac.nz>
To: Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel at gmail.com>

> I very much doubt that your report of 'crash' was due to unability
> to open /proc/cpuinfo, the failure scenario should be much more spectacular
> and fun to watch.

grep: /proc/cpuinfo: No such file or directory

The Quartus II software is optimized for the Intel Pentium III processor
and newer processors.  The required extensions were not found on:
''

The Quartus II software will not function properly on this processor model.
Terminating...
exit: Illegal number: -1

>
> What version of the kernel do you use and what arch ? We have support
> for note-based ABI branding for very long time. I wonder is your kernel
> so ancient that it lacks the support, or we have a regression.

FreeBSD foo at bar.weasel 8.2-STABLE FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE #0: Sat Mar 26
19:15:18 NZDT 2011     foo at bar.weasel:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/BLACKBOX  i386

>
> Can you put the binary somewere so I can look into it ?

Probably not without breaking copyright.