Add compat.linux.emul_path
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Authored by trasz on Nov 27 2019, 7:05 PM.

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rS355818: Add compat.linux.emul_path, so it can be set to something other

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Add compat.linux.emul_path, so it can be set to something other
than "/compat/linux". Useful when you have several compat directories
with different Linux versions.

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trasz created this revision.Nov 27 2019, 7:05 PM

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OK from manpages.

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Useful when you have several compat directories with different Linux versions.

So what's the difference with traditional approach of making /compat/linux a symlink to desired implementation?

In D22574#493843, @danfe wrote:

Useful when you have several compat directories with different Linux versions.

So what's the difference with traditional approach of making /compat/linux a symlink to desired implementation?

It doesn’t clash with linux_base-c7, for one. Besides it removes code (well, string) duplication.

trasz added a reviewer: emaste.Dec 14 2019, 11:37 AM

Fix build on aarch64.

Harbormaster completed remote builds in B28176: Diff 65707.Dec 16 2019, 1:53 PM

This revision was not accepted when it landed; it landed in state Needs Review.Dec 16 2019, 8:07 PM

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