Re: gzipped executables

2001-02-17 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! > Is there any kernel patch that would allow Linux to properly recognize, > and execute gzipped executables? > > I know I could use binfmt_misc to run a wrapper script: > > decompress to /tmp/prog.decompressed > execute /tmp/prog.decompressed > r

Re: gzipped executables

2001-02-13 Thread Mike Castle
On Mon, Feb 12, 2001 at 11:09:39PM -0600, Matt Stegman wrote: > Is there any kernel patch that would allow Linux to properly recognize, > and execute gzipped executables? What's wrong with using gzexe? mrc -- Mike Castle Life is like a clock: You can work constant

Re: gzipped executables

2001-02-13 Thread Xavier Bestel
Le 13 Feb 2001 07:58:56 -0600, Matt Stegman a écrit : > Hello, > > Anything in 2.4 isn't an option right now. I'm using, and am really happy > with, the ext3 journalling patch. I'm not planning on a 2.4 upgrade until > ext3 has been ported. Damn shame I don't have the skill to do that > myself

Re: gzipped executables

2001-02-13 Thread Matt Stegman
Hello, Anything in 2.4 isn't an option right now. I'm using, and am really happy with, the ext3 journalling patch. I'm not planning on a 2.4 upgrade until ext3 has been ported. Damn shame I don't have the skill to do that myself... ext2 compression would be great. First off, though, I'm alrea

Re: gzipped executables

2001-02-13 Thread Padraig Brady
at 08:40:31AM -, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> On Mon, 12 Feb 2001 23:09:39 -0600 (CST) Matt Stegman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Is there any kernel patch that would allow Linux to properly recognize, >>> and execute gzipped executables? >>

Re: gzipped executables

2001-02-13 Thread Ingo Oeser
On Tue, Feb 13, 2001 at 08:40:31AM -, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Mon, 12 Feb 2001 23:09:39 -0600 (CST) Matt Stegman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Is there any kernel patch that would allow Linux to properly recognize, > >and execute gzipped executables? > > Perh

Re: gzipped executables

2001-02-13 Thread ketil
On Mon, 12 Feb 2001 23:09:39 -0600 (CST) Matt Stegman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Is there any kernel patch that would allow Linux to properly recognize, >and execute gzipped executables? > >I know I could use binfmt_misc to run a wrapper script: > >decompress t

gzipped executables

2001-02-12 Thread Matt Stegman
Is there any kernel patch that would allow Linux to properly recognize, and execute gzipped executables? I know I could use binfmt_misc to run a wrapper script: decompress to /tmp/prog.decompressed execute /tmp/prog.decompressed rm /tmp/prog.decompressed But that's not as