Subject: pkg/7644: ELK doesn't work on ELF systems
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <simonb@NetBSD.ORG>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 05/24/1999 23:35:48
>Number:         7644
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       ELK doesn't work on ELF systems
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    pkg-manager (NetBSD software packages system bug manager)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon May 24 23:35:01 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     simonb
>Organization:
	The NetBSD Foundation
>Release:        NetBSD 1.4 and -current 25-May-1999.
>Environment:
System: NetBSD mona 1.4 NetBSD 1.4 (GENERIC) #32: Fri May 7 19:15:34 EST 1999
root@mona:/usr/src/sys/arch/pmax/compile/GENERIC pmax

>Description:
	The ELF support of ELK seems to depend on a Solaris-type
	libelf system using elf_begin() and friends to access an
	ELF file whereas NetBSD used GNU's BFD system.

>How-To-Repeat:
	cd .../pkgsrc/lang/elk; make

>Fix:
	Non given.  This appears to be more than a two-minute job :-)
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: