Re: Difference in implementation of Linux implementation or bug (ICAclient)?

[christos%astron.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

In article <20110326225440.GA21374@natoufa>,
Christopher Berardi  <cberardi%natoufa.com@localhost> wrote:
>On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 12:37:29PM +0100, Tomas Bodzar wrote:
>> Yes, this will be running for sure. Maybe my words were not so well
>> used as I was asking mainly because to know what's the difference
>> between those two implementations regarding detection of needed
>> libraries as on one OS was able to detected those automatically
>> without intervention.
>> 
>> I'm not saying that one is better and second one not. Just thought
>> that those Linux emulation layers in BSD systems are closely related
>> and that difference is mainly in distribution of Linux used for needed
>> libraries and apps.
>> 
>
>Here's a general question. My understanding is that the default executable
>format on NetBSD is ELF. If that is indeed accurate, then why aren't Linux
>executables directly compatible with NetBSD (especially if the same libraries
>are present)?

Because *most* of the userland and kernel ABI's are different (where the API's
are very similar).

christos