Subject: Re: Linux emulation on NetBSD
To: Video Mike <bsdfun@comcast.net>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 07/29/2006 22:47:46
On Thu, Jul 27, 2006 at 06:56:49PM -0400, Video Mike wrote:
> Dear NetBSD,
> 
> I am trying to run the Rivendell Radio Station
> Automation and associated rpm's on NetBSD because
> I LIKE NETBSD!
> 
> In the documentation for installation it says that I
> need to verify that the following packages from the 
> SuSE CDROM are already installed:
> 
> cdparanoia
> qt3
> qt3-mysql
> mysql
> mysql-shared
> sox
> 
> Do I need to still install these if I install the
> regular NetBSD built packages or will the Linux
> emulator automatically be able to locate the
> packages built for NetBSD?

You may not need cdparanoia and sox. The others are probably required,
it's probably a dependancy on shared library.

> 
> Finally,
> 
>      I have read through the Linux emulation docs
> for NetBSD, but, with only the example given for the
> Acrobat Reader (Linux version) I am still unclear on
> how to install rpm packages correctly in the /emul/Linux.
> 
> Do I use "rpm" or "rpm2pkg" to do this?  Sorry for
> so many questions.

Install the suse100_* packages for this, this should give you most of
what you need. You can probably install the missing pieces with rpm.

-- 
Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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