Re: problems with compat_linux and skype

[Fredrik Pettai <pettai%nordu.net@localhost>]

On May 29, 2009, at 3:53 PM, Felix Resch wrote:
> Hi,
>
> i found a partly identical thread to the one mentioned above in  
> pkgsrc-users
> http://archive.netbsd.se/?ml=pkgsrc-users&a=2009-05&t=10577227
>
> i also want to notice that i am talking about i386 on an intel cpu:

I've also have a problem with another commercial application I use  
compat_linux for, the NetBackup client.
I noticed the problem since it was dependent on the df command working  
properly.
Now since 5.0 RELEASE + the correct symlink of mtab, the NetBackup  
client starts fine and seems to communicate with the server as  
expected, but still fails out at some point.
Sorry to say, I haven't had the time to continue investigate what goes  
wrong yet, thought...
Maybe someone knows of more changes (4 -> 5) in compat_linux that  
might impact the linux applications?
(I my case, I wonder if the applications running in compat_linux be  
able to access/read files from outside the emulation "root" (/emul/ 
linux/ ? If not, that would explain why the backup doesn't work...)

/P