From rdm@cfcl.com Mon Jul 29 00:33:01 2002 Return-Path: Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B6B337B400 for ; Mon, 29 Jul 2002 00:33:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cfcl.com (cpe-24-221-169-54.ca.sprintbbd.net [24.221.169.54]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CF59D43E67 for ; Mon, 29 Jul 2002 00:33:00 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rdm@cfcl.com) Received: (from rdm@localhost) by cfcl.com (8.11.6/8.11.1) id g6T7WlZ02565; Mon, 29 Jul 2002 00:32:47 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rdm) Message-Id: <200207290732.g6T7WlZ02565@cfcl.com> Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 00:32:47 -0700 (PDT) From: Rich Morin Reply-To: rdm@cfcl.com To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: "apropos linux" doesn't find brandelf X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.2 >Number: 41110 >Category: docs >Synopsis: "apropos linux" doesn't find brandelf >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: hmp >State: closed >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Jul 29 00:40:04 PDT 2002 >Closed-Date: Thu Sep 18 00:30:17 PDT 2003 >Last-Modified: Thu Sep 18 00:30:17 PDT 2003 >Originator: Rich Morin >Release: FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE i386 >Organization: Canta Forda Computer Laboratory >Environment: FreeBSD cfcl.com 4.5-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE #0: Mon Jan 28 14:31:56 GMT 2002 murray@builder.freebsdmall.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC i386 >Description: I recently tried to run a Linux binary on my FreeBSD 4.5 system, getting the following nastygram: ELF binary type "0" not known. Abort trap Using file(1) on the binary, I got: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1, statically I tried an "apropos linux" with no success, and had to be bailed out by someone on freebsd-questions. >How-To-Repeat: % apropos linux >Fix: One possible fix would be to expand the brandelf "NAME" line: brandelf - mark an ELF binary for a specific ABI (eg, Linux) A more general solution would be to add a "linux" page (eg, in section 7), talking about known issues with Linux compatibility mode, etc. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: From: John Baldwin To: Rich Morin Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: RE: docs/41110: "apropos linux" doesn't find brandelf Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2002 08:14:35 -0400 (EDT) On 29-Jul-2002 Rich Morin wrote: > >>Number: 41110 >>Category: docs >>Synopsis: "apropos linux" doesn't find brandelf >>Confidential: no >>Severity: non-critical >>Priority: low >>Responsible: freebsd-doc >>State: open >>Quarter: >>Keywords: >>Date-Required: >>Class: doc-bug >>Submitter-Id: current-users >>Arrival-Date: Mon Jul 29 00:40:04 PDT 2002 >>Closed-Date: >>Last-Modified: >>Originator: Rich Morin >>Release: FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE i386 >>Organization: > Canta Forda Computer Laboratory >>Environment: > > FreeBSD cfcl.com 4.5-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.5-RELEASE #0: > Mon Jan 28 14:31:56 GMT 2002 > murray@builder.freebsdmall.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC i386 > >>Description: > > I recently tried to run a Linux binary on my FreeBSD 4.5 > system, getting the following nastygram: > > ELF binary type "0" not known. > Abort trap > > Using file(1) on the binary, I got: > > ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1, statically > > I tried an "apropos linux" with no success, and had to be > bailed out by someone on freebsd-questions. > > >>How-To-Repeat: > > % apropos linux > >>Fix: > > One possible fix would be to expand the brandelf "NAME" line: > > brandelf - mark an ELF binary for a specific ABI (eg, Linux) > > A more general solution would be to add a "linux" page (eg, in > section 7), talking about known issues with Linux compatibility > mode, etc. Since brandelf can be used for OSF/1 binaries (on alpha), Solaris binaries, etc., the more general solution is preferred. :) linux(7) (or maybe linux(4)) could also explain the /compat/linux magic. -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ From: "Simon L. Nielsen" To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, rdm@cfcl.com Cc: Subject: Re: docs/41110: "apropos linux" doesn't find brandelf Date: Mon, 26 May 2003 01:22:50 +0200 --+ts6NCQ4mrNQIV8p Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello FreeBSD-CURRENT has a linux(4) manual page which has never been MFC'ed. As far as I can see linux(4) is correct for 4.X, in it's current form, as it is for -CURRENT, so I think this PR can be solved by MFC'ing src/share/man/man4/man4.i386/linux.4 . Note: linux(4) references brandelf(1). --=20 Simon L. Nielsen --+ts6NCQ4mrNQIV8p Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+0VBK8kocFXgPTRwRAvsoAKC5Hj03wYUh4Y7pDrzpzt2q+7VbXgCgiR3J g62jHkNKm/ufBx4qXiPe1aI= =zylq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --+ts6NCQ4mrNQIV8p-- Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-doc->hmp Responsible-Changed-By: hmp Responsible-Changed-When: Sun Sep 14 17:57:10 PDT 2003 Responsible-Changed-Why: I will take care of this once I get approval from RE team. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=41110 State-Changed-From-To: open->closed State-Changed-By: hmp State-Changed-When: Thu Sep 18 00:29:56 PDT 2003 State-Changed-Why: The linux(4) manual page has been MFC'ed. Thanks. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=41110 >Unformatted: