Subject: Re: linux elf emul
To: Frank van der Linden <frank@fwi.uva.nl>
From: Dave Burgess <burgess@cynjut.neonramp.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 02/08/1997 22:10:08
> 
> Quoting Michael Richardson,
> 
> >     Jason> Linux ELF executables _do_ work under NetBSD.
> 
> >   But not if you also have SVR4 emulation as well. Can
> > arch/i386/conf/GENERIC be changed to reflect this? One should be
> > enabled by default, I suggest linux.
> 
> No, no, no. Only _statically linked_ Linux binaries will not work because
> the SVR4 emulation will grab them (it gets there first). Dynamically linked
> binaries are fine, and they should be the majority of applications.
> 
> This should be in a FAQ. Or I'll update the manpages..
> 
> - Frank
> 

I'll update the FAQ.


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