In the last episode (Sep 16), [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
I've just been given a whole bunch of binaries that had been compiled
under FreeBSD 3.4 and asked to make them run under our modern 4.10
systems.
I'm considering a couple of options + was hoping for some
commentary on them:
1) setup a chroot environment with the old 3.x system
(using the destdir directive on a 3.x buildworld)
2) Copy over the old libraries and install them in the usual
places
Option 2 should work just fine. Installing the misc/compat3x port will
get you most if not all of the required libraries (comment out the
FORBIDDEN= line in the Makefile). If your programs depend on
port-installed libraries, copy them off the old system into
/usr/local/lib/compat/. The only stumbling block you might run into is
if both the old and the new system have a shared library with the same
major number. Old binaries will try and link to the new shlib and may
have problems.
Are there any kernel options I need to ensure that the old
libc will work?
You needed to change the max pid value for 2.2.x compatibility, I
think, but 3.x binaries should work with no adjustments.
p.s. please reply to me directly as I do _not_ subscribe to
the list.
That's standard procedure on FreeBSD.org lists.
--
Dan Nelson
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
___
[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions
To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
