Current kernel can't execute gzip'ed ELF executables!
Hi All, If seems that 4.0-current (make world kernel as of yesterday) can't execute ELF gzip'ed binaries with following symptoms: sh-2.02# cp /bin/sh ./ sh-2.02# gzip sh sh-2.02# ls -l total 177 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 43 Apr 17 09:58 Report -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 170093 Apr 17 09:58 sh.gz sh-2.02# mv sh.gz sh sh-2.02# ls -l total 177 -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 253 Apr 17 09:58 Report -r-xr-xr-x 1 root wheel 170093 Apr 17 09:58 sh sh-2.02# ./sh sh: ./sh: cannot execute binary file In dmesg I have: Output=32 Inflate_error=1 igz.error=8 error2=0 where=180 This misbehavior verified on two machines. Sincerely, Maxim To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with unsubscribe freebsd-current in the body of the message
Re: Current kernel can't execute gzip'ed ELF executables!
On Sat, 17 Apr 1999, Maxim Sobolev wrote: If seems that 4.0-current (make world kernel as of yesterday) can't execute ELF gzip'ed binaries with following symptoms: I enquired about this a few months ago (but didn't hear anything in reply). As far as I've been able to work out, the facility was never intended to work with ELF executables because no-one's updated it from using a.out executables. It's a shame since that can be quite useful on machines where disk space is tight, but I have no idea how hard it will be to get working again. Kris - The Feynman problem-solving algorithm: 1. Write down the problem 2. Think real hard 3. Write down the solution To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with unsubscribe freebsd-current in the body of the message
Re: Current kernel can't execute gzip'ed ELF executables!
Maxim Sobolev sobo...@altavista.net writes: If seems that 4.0-current (make world kernel as of yesterday) can't execute ELF gzip'ed binaries with following symptoms: It never could, AFAIK. DES -- Dag-Erling Smorgrav - d...@flood.ping.uio.no To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with unsubscribe freebsd-current in the body of the message
Re: Current kernel can't execute gzip'ed ELF executables!
It's a shame since that can be quite useful on machines where disk space is tight, but I have no idea how hard it will be to get working again. Use gzexe - the old fashioned way of doing things. If anyone does actually want it fixed, on a minimum, man send-pr .. I don't see anything related posted there right now. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with unsubscribe freebsd-current in the body of the message
