Subject: EXEC_ELF_CATCHALL
To: None <jdolecek@netbsd.org>
From: Simon Burge <simonb@wasabisystems.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 06/30/2001 17:19:31
Jaromir Dolecek wrote:
> Module Name: syssrc
> Committed By: jdolecek
> Date: Tue Jun 19 17:58:42 UTC 2001
>
> Modified Files:
> syssrc/sys/conf: files
> syssrc/sys/kern: exec_conf.c
>
> Log Message:
> Do not include the ELF 'catch all' entry in execsw[] by default, which
> used to make ELF binaries unmatched by any signature check to be run under
> NetBSD 'emulation'. This causes problems like kern/12253.
> The old behaviour is available with option EXEC_ELF_CATCHALL.
This is causing all my old ELF binaries to loose on my pmax. I wonder
if this option should be implied by some of the older COMPAT_1x options
for some ports, or some better way of handling this.
Suggestions?
Simon.
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