>Number:         7262
>Category:       port-i386
>Synopsis:       There should be a COMPAT_BSDI option
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    port-i386-maintainer (NetBSD/i386 Portmaster)
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Mar 27 08:50:00 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Peter Seebach
>Organization:
>Release:        Mar 15 or so
>Environment:
System: NetBSD chest.plethora.net 1.3K NetBSD 1.3K (CHEST) #0: Fri Mar 26 23:43:52 CST 1999 seebs@chest.plethora.net:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/CHEST i386

>Description:
	It is necessary to include at least some options to run BSDI
	executables; these options have descriptions like "Compatability
	with NetBSD 1.2".

	The things which are needed to run BSDI executables should be included
	either if the relevant existing option is included, or if a newly
	created option, probably called "COMPAT_BSDI", is included.

	Note also that an ideal "COMPAT_BSDI" would include support for BSDI
	4.x ELF binaries, but that could be a separate project.

>How-To-Repeat:
	Include the only option which describes itself as relevant for BSDI
	(COMPAT_NOMID) and try to run old BSDI executables.

	I would be happy to provide test compiles of BSDI executables.
>Fix:
>Audit-Trail:
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