On Tue, 31 May 2005 07:50:21 -0700 (PDT)
Simeon Nifos <archwndas@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Dear users,
> I have installed netbsd on a celeron coopermine,
> successfully! Unfortunately apart from the problems
> I have with csh, I have troubles running some 
> executables I have found in /usr/local/bin.
> for instance:
> 
> #emacs
> 
> wrong architecture: executable emacs cannot be
> executed.
> 
> or something like that! I do not remember exactly. It 
> differs from shell to shell. The question is why 
> are there executable files in i386.iso which cannot be
> executed in an i386 architecture!

None of my NetBSD systems contain /usr/local directory, are you sure
it didn't come from somewhere else?

Besides, base system does not ship with emacs. Which version of NetBSD
are you using?