Re: pkg/43224: sysutils/cvsreport: is_alive()-function needs to be patched to the correct /proc-path (linux-emulation)

["Volkmar Seifert" <vs%nifelheim.info@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/43224; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Volkmar Seifert" <vs%nifelheim.info@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: pkg-manager%NetBSD.org@localhost, gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost, 
pkgsrc-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost,
        vs%nifelheim.info@localhost
Subject: Re: pkg/43224: sysutils/cvsreport: is_alive()-function needs to be 
 patched to the correct /proc-path (linux-emulation)
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:14:22 +0200

 >  > My system mounts /proc on start-up, but without content.
 >  > /emul/linux/proc is mounted as well, since I have installed
 >  > linux-emulation, and after changing the path to /emul/linux/proc,
 >  > cvsreport finally worked.
 >
 >  The normal recommendation is to just mount /proc with -o linux.
 >
 
 The /proc settings are as set by the installation-defaults, as there was
 no need for a change, so far. I can change that, of course, but then it
 should be somehow mentioned in MESSAGES, shouldn't it?
 
 It's always a bad surprise to find out these things "the hard way".
 
 - Volkmar
 
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