On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 6:19 PM, prad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > if i want to run a linux program that is not offered in the linux-* > collection, can i compile it so that it will be run through the > emulator rather than as a freebsd program? >
You could use linux binary compatability. > for instance, i want to run chessdb (a maintained version of scid which > is in the ports) and there is a tarball for unix: > > ChessDB-3.6.18.tar.gz UNIX/Linux tarball. > (http://chessdb.sourceforge.net/downloads/) > > but it doesn't seem to compile properly on freebsd. > What errors do you get? What `./configure' options do you give it? > i was wondering if i could compile it in linux, but there doesn't seem > to be any compiler present in /compat/linux ... > -- Glen Barber _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
