Re: Proposal: Disable autoload of compat_xyz modules

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On Wed, Aug 02, 2017 at 01:04:27PM +0000, Taylor R Campbell wrote:
> Does anyone use compat_linux without also doing the additional system
> configuration steps of setting up /emul?  Is it an onerous burden to
> have to modload or add a line in /etc/modules.conf in those steps?

Yes, COMPAT_LINUX is one of netbsd/pkgsrc's biggest user friendliness
wins.

I can 'cd pkgsrc/www/opera; make install; opera' and get a closed source
browser that works as is, without even realizing it relies on
COMPAT_LINUX to work.

Unless some miracle happens, NetBSD will remain an esoteric operating
system, and we won't have many closed source programs if any. A fairly
small amount of code gives us access to a large number of programs that
we would otherwise not have access to.