Hi! > drwxr-xr-x ... lib32 > drwxr-xr-x ... lib64 > lrwxr-xr-x ... lib -> lib${ARCH_BITS} > > ARCH_BITS would be set to "64" globally, and it would be > set to "32" for i386 applications. Then every program > would find the correct libs automagically.
> PS: For those who are not familiar with variant symlinks: > http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/cgi/web-man?command=ln > http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/cgi/web-man?command=varsym Just for the record: Secure Computing's Sidewinder Firewall running on a BSD/OS with S.C.'s proprietary extensions uses a similar mimic to reference files depending on which "burb" (i.e. zone of trust) a process is running in. Cool to see it in Dragonfly and hopefully FreeBSD. I can imagine interesting setups for HA systems, for example: script -> script${AM_I_ACTIVE_OR_PASSIVE} Regards, Patrick -- punkt.de GmbH Internet - Dienstleistungen - Beratung Vorholzstr. 25 Tel. 0721 9109 -0 Fax: -100 76137 Karlsruhe http://punkt.de _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"