why does linux-base-f7 exist if the binary compatibility is to a kernel too old to run it? (and how to change that?)

[Vince Hoffman]

Steve Franks wrote:
> But there are sites (such as this one:
> http://www.linux.com/feature/53055) that talk about actually using
> linux_base-fc8 (which I can't even find on 7.0rc1).  How is that
> possible if the kernel is too old for it?
> 

no idea about /usr/port/emulators/linux_base-8 which that article talks
about, its not in my ports tree. but you can use linux_base-f7  if you
set compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.16
however its still a work in progress and wont always work as intended,
for example it works fine on my laptop
{root at prawn}#pkg_info -Ix linux_base
linux_base-f7-7     Base set of packages needed in Linux mode (for
i386/amd64)
{root at prawn}#sysctl compat.linux.osrelease
compat.linux.osrelease: 2.6.16

and I can use acrobat and other linux binaries, however my desktop at
home would not start acrobat reader using compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.16
and linux_base-f7-7, and I had to go back to linux_base-fc-4_10 and
compat.linux.osrelease: 2.4.2.


Vince

> Steve
> 
> On Feb 8, 2008 9:42 AM, Vince Hoffman <jhary at unsane.co.uk> wrote:
>> Steve Franks wrote:
>>> [steve at fyre /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base-f7]$ sudo make install clean
>>> ===>  linux_base-f7-7 compat.linux.osrelease: 2.4.2 is not supported.
>>> *** Error code 1
>>>
>>> Stop in /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base-f7.
>>>
>>> ???
>> Theres work in progress to update the binary compatibility.
>> http://wiki.freebsd.org/linux-kernel
>>
>> I would imagine the linux_base-f7 is useful for testing.
>>
>>
>> Vince
>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Steve
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