On Sun, Nov 21, 1999 at 02:01:46PM -0500, Clint Adams wrote: > > Why would emulation under a different kernel be any more acceptable > than emulation of a different processor?
Because the first is not emulation in the usual case. Because you don't emulate a processor. Because you don't provide a virtual machine. A linux binary will simply be executed on the Hurd system just as a native binary, because it is in ELF format and links to shared c libraries. In fact, recompiling the same binary natively (with the same tools) should result to an identical object file (probably some minor differences). I don't know if it is similar under BSD. I think the issue is not if we don't want to have any package recompilation. The issue is if we can take advantage of binary compatibility where it doesn't make a difference. Thanks, Marcus -- `Rhubarb is no Egyptian god.' Debian http://www.debian.org Check Key server Marcus Brinkmann GNU http://www.gnu.org for public PGP Key [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP Key ID 36E7CD09 http://homepage.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]