Hi,

this isn't exactl port-related but as compat_linux seems to support i386 only
i think it might be the best fitting group.

While struggling with StarOffice Service Release 3 i found that the install
program (and most other binaries) use /proc/PID/cmdline to get their shell
parameters. 

I worked around this the hard way (my /emul/linux/proc is now quite crowded).
This is the first time i saw this behaviour in a linux binary.
My question now is (additional to if theres a better way to get around this 
problem): Is there a reason for using /proc/PID/cmdline (and not unsing argv)
and will more linux-binaries use this?

I already hate those linux programs which make an extensive use of /proc thus 
preventing  porting but getting the command line from there is IMHO 
ridiculous. 

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Mario Kemper
magick@bundy.lip.owl.de