My specific problem is that I can't get rpm (from redhat linux) to
unwrap and package and install it. it complains that the binary is for
another system. Duh! 

My larger problem is that I would like to install Linux compatibility,
and things are going badly. The particulars:

I'm using NetBSD 1.2.

I have created a kernel with linux compatibility.

I have created a directory called /emul/linux. (/emul actually poibts
to /usr/emul, which is on my large partition.)

Does anyone have suggestions as to an efficient path to follow?
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Hacksaw