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authorMarc Espie <espie@cvs.openbsd.org>2001-01-27 18:11:13 +0000
committerMarc Espie <espie@cvs.openbsd.org>2001-01-27 18:11:13 +0000
commit8f1f7357fbb5f4883b532f4d735de97d670f60d6 (patch)
treee1f4482ac6eb649187f10c66eccb0b3332743acf /share
parent894f758b8cb6917aceac129069fada41cdd0dab7 (diff)
Preferred method of installing linux material should be user-friendly.
Diffstat (limited to 'share')
-rw-r--r--share/man/man8/compat_linux.830
1 files changed, 15 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man8/compat_linux.8 b/share/man/man8/compat_linux.8
index 7123941fa90..4daac347acd 100644
--- a/share/man/man8/compat_linux.8
+++ b/share/man/man8/compat_linux.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: compat_linux.8,v 1.13 2000/12/22 16:54:37 avsm Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: compat_linux.8,v 1.14 2001/01/27 18:11:12 espie Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: compat_linux.8,v 1.2 1995/10/16 20:17:59 fvdl Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1995 Frank van der Linden
@@ -77,6 +77,19 @@ do the necessary installation steps).
.Bl -tag -width 123 -compact
.It 1.
+You have access to the OpenBSD
+.Xr ports 7
+system. Install the port named
+.Nm linux_lib
+in the
+.Nm emulators
+category. The
+.Nm linux_lib
+port contains the shared libraries, binaries, and other related files
+necessary to run Linux applications. Access to a Linux system is not
+needed.
+.Pp
+.It 2.
You have access to a Linux system. In this case you can
temporarily install the binary there, see what shared libraries
it needs, and copy them to your OpenBSD system. Example: you have
@@ -155,7 +168,7 @@ OpenBSD system (in the /emul/linux tree):
/etc/ld.so.config
.fi
.Pp
-.It 2.
+.It 3.
You don't have access to a Linux system. In that case, you
should get the extra files you need from various ftp sites.
Information on where to look for the various files is appended
@@ -225,19 +238,6 @@ and install it on your system. The XXXX (name) and <N> (major
revision number) should match; the minor number(s) <mm> are
less important, though it is advised to take the most
recent version.
-.Pp
-.It 3.
-You have access to the OpenBSD
-.Xr ports 7
-system. Install the port named
-.Nm linux_lib
-in the
-.Nm emulators
-category. The
-.Nm linux_lib
-port contains the shared libraries, binaries, and other related files
-necessary to run Linux applications. Access to a Linux system is not
-needed.
.El
.Ss Finding the necessary files.