In message <200209112159.g8BLxtG12334@buzzard.buzzard.freeserve.co.uk>
          Richard Earnshaw <rearnsha@buzzard.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

> 
> > I just found that EXEC_AOUT is indeed already configured in std.netwinder...
> > 
> > Nevertheless, a.out binaries still do not work.
> > 
> > To come back to my example, ncftp2, I now have the relevant library in the
> > path /emul/aout/usr/lib/, but get the same error as above.
> >       
> > Are there any other 'secrets' involved?
> > 
> 
> You may also need the following in /emul/aout/etc/ld.so.conf (at least, 
> that is what my cats box has):
> 
> /usr/pkg/lib
> /usr/X11R6/lib
> /usr/local/lib
> 

This is available.

> Also, you should still be able to use ldd on the executable.  For example, 
> one a.out legacy binary I have reports:
> 
> $ ldd gdb
> gdb:
>         -ltermlib.0 => /emul/aout//usr/lib/libtermlib.so.0.5 (0x2018f000)
>         -lm.0 => /emul/aout//usr/lib/libm.so.0.1 (0x20192000)
>         -lc.12 => /emul/aout//usr/lib/libc.so.12.81 (0x201b7000)
> 

I get the following result:

netwinder-rm: {21} ldd /usr/pkg/bin/ncftp2
/usr/pkg/bin/ncftp2:
        -lposix.0 => not found (0x0)
        -lc.12 => /usr/lib/libc.so.12.62.1 (0x2004c000)


Stefan

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