Quoting Nikola Lecic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (from Fri, 24 Aug 2007 13:25:47 +0200):
On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:44:45 +0200
Alexander Leidinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Quoting Nikola Lecic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (from Thu, 23 Aug 2007
17:57:02 +0200):
> [I sent this to freebsd-questions@ three days ago but got no
> answers. I hope these two lists are more appropriate places for
> this question.]
>
> Hello,
>
> What is the recommended way for obtaining linux ld binary
> (/compat/linux/usr/bin/ld)?
>
> I found in the archives that devel/linux_devel port used to provide
> it, but it seems that there is no such port now, except
> emulators/linux*-gentoo*.
The linux_base ports are not designed to do linux development. They
are designed to run Linux programs on FreeBSD. As such some files
are missing to give a fallthrough to the FreeBSD versions of it.
If you want to do Linux development on FreeBSD you need to install a
linux_dist port (contains a compiler toolchain) and chroot into the
corresponding directory (it's in /usr/local/...).
Alexander, many thanks for the explanation. My question was related to
(1) an old freebsd-ports@ post (written by you):
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-ports/2004-March/009943.html
Ugh... be careful if you try to do something which is described here.
You really need to know what you are doing, else you open up pandoras
box...
(2) the recent user question regarding running Linux versions of GHDL
and/or GNAT compilers on FreeBSD-amd64:
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2007-August/155758.html
So your explanation answers the question from (2) (correct?) as well as
why linux_devel and linux_devtools ports were erased.
linux_dev* where:
- outdated
- broken / dangerous / not suitable for RH8 or FCx
- not maintained
You will not be able to run ld from linux_dist without a chroot. With
a chroot, you will not be able to really use it from a FreeBSD Port
(even if you manage to get it running without the chroot). When you
run with a chroot, you will generate linux binaries, not FreeBSD
binaries.
The right thing to do for (2) is to port GNAT to amd64, and I doubt
the easy way is to take the linux compiler and play some tricks with it.
Bye,
Alexander.
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