Bug 138269
| Summary: | [patch] [Handbook] add a section about installing a random linux rpm-based application | ||||||||
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| Product: | Documentation | Reporter: | Boris Samorodov <bsam> | ||||||
| Component: | Books & Articles | Assignee: | Marc Fonvieille <blackend> | ||||||
| Status: | Closed FIXED | ||||||||
| Severity: | Affects Only Me | ||||||||
| Priority: | Normal | ||||||||
| Version: | Latest | ||||||||
| Hardware: | Any | ||||||||
| OS: | Any | ||||||||
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Responsible Changed From-To: freebsd-doc->blackend I will help bsam to polish and commit this one. On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 05:36:44PM +0400, Boris Samorodov wrote: > > >Number: 138269 > >Category: docs > >Synopsis: [patch] the Handbook: add a section about installing a random linux rpm-based application > >Confidential: no > >Severity: non-critical > >Priority: low > >Responsible: freebsd-doc > >State: closed > >Quarter: > >Keywords: > >Date-Required: > >Class: update > >Submitter-Id: current-users > >Arrival-Date: Fri Aug 28 13:40:06 UTC 2009 > >Closed-Date: > >Last-Modified: > >Originator: Boris Samorodov > >Release: FreeBSD 8.0-BETA3 i386 > >Organization: > InPharmTech, Co. > >Environment: > System: FreeBSD bb.ipt.ru 8.0-BETA3 FreeBSD 8.0-BETA3 #2: Mon Aug 24 16:06:36 MSD 2009 root@bb.ipt.ru:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/BB i386 > > >Description: > This is one most frequently asked questions at freebsd-question@ > and freebsd-emulation@ mail lists and is not covered at any > official documents. > >How-To-Repeat: > >Fix: > This is my first try to use sgml format, so please be indulgent. ;-) > > --- linux.rpm.diff begins here --- > Index: chapter.sgml > =================================================================== > RCS file: /home/dcvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu/chapter.sgml,v > retrieving revision 1.138 > diff -u -r1.138 chapter.sgml > --- chapter.sgml 27 Aug 2009 12:48:48 -0000 1.138 > +++ chapter.sgml 28 Aug 2009 13:28:06 -0000 > @@ -349,6 +349,24 @@ > <literal>bind</literal> if you have not configured a name server > using the <filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename> file.</para> > </sect2> Actually I'd put your section just before, I mean just under the one about "Installing Linux ELF Binaries" > + > + <sect2> > + <title>Installing a Random Linux RPM Based Application</title> > + > + <para>FreeBSD has it's own package database and it is used to track ^ its ? > + all ports (linux ports as well). So the Linux rpm database is not ^--- RPM ? ^ linux or Linux? ^----------- we use to put 2 whitespace you should use &linux; after a fullstop to avoid such dilema :) > + used (not supported).</para> > + > + <para>However if you need to install a random Linux rpm-based ^ RPM > + application it can de achieved by:</para> ^ be? > + > + <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /compat/linux</userinput></screen> > + <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>rpm2cpio -q < /path/to/linux.archieve.rpm | cpio -id</userinput></screen> a best solution in term of rendering should be with one <screen></screen> couple, i.e, <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /compat/linux</userinput></screen> &prompt.root; <userinput>rpm2cpio -q < /path/to/linux.archive.rpm | cpio -id</userinput></screen> I also did a s/</< and a s/archieve/archive/ > + > + <para>Then brandelf installed ELF binaries (not libraries!). > + You won't be able to do a clean uninstall, but it may help you ^ we do not use contraction in docs so "You will not" > + to do tests.<para/> > + </sect2> > </sect1> > > <sect1 id="linuxemu-mathematica"> > --- linux.rpm.diff ends here --- > > -- > WBR, bsam > >Release-Note: > >Audit-Trail: > >Unformatted: > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-doc@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-doc > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-doc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Marc Agreed for all your comments. Here is the revised patch. On Sat, Aug 29, 2009 at 02:18:22PM +0400, Boris Samorodov wrote: > Wow, too many errors for a couple of sentences. I suspected something > like this, but not so many. Thanks for your help! > > Agreed for all your comments. Here is the revised patch. > Index: chapter.sgml > =================================================================== > RCS file: /home/dcvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu/chapter.sgml,v > retrieving revision 1.138 > diff -u -r1.138 chapter.sgml > --- chapter.sgml 27 Aug 2009 12:48:48 -0000 1.138 > +++ chapter.sgml 29 Aug 2009 10:15:59 -0000 > @@ -326,6 +326,24 @@ > </sect2> > > <sect2> > + <title>Installing a Random Linux RPM Based Application</title> > + > + <para>FreeBSD has its own package database and it is used to track > + all ports (&linux ports as well). So the &linux RPM database is not ^ a missing ; after ^ same here an entity > + used (not supported).</para> > + > + <para>However if you need to install a random &linux RPM-based > + application it can be achieved by:</para> > + > + <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /compat/linux</userinput> > +&prompt.root; <userinput>rpm2cpio -q < /path/to/linux.archive.rpm | cpio -id</userinput></screen> > + > + <para>Then brandelf installed ELF binaries (not libraries!). > + You will not be able to do a clean uninstall, but it may help you > + to do tests.<para/> ^^^^ should be </para> > + </sect2> > + > + <sect2> > <title>Configuring the Hostname Resolver</title> > > <para>If DNS does not work or you get this message:</para> > Do the changes and a test build, if it doesn't fail you're free to commit it :) -- Marc On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 01:28:30PM +0400, Boris Samorodov wrote:
> Here is a revised patch (compiled OK and looks so far good to me):
[...]
Looks Ok here. You should commit it.
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Marc
bsam 2009-08-31 18:02:32 UTC
FreeBSD doc repository (ports committer)
Modified files:
en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu chapter.sgml
Log:
Add a section about installing a random Linux RPM-based application.
PR: docs/138269
Submitted by: bsam (me)
Approved by: blackend (thanks for help!)
Revision Changes Path
1.139 +18 -0 doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu/chapter.sgml
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This is one most frequently asked questions at freebsd-question@ and freebsd-emulation@ mail lists and is not covered at any official documents. Fix: This is my first try to use sgml format, so please be indulgent. ;-) -- WBR, bsam--ghQNoqANLklimRcZOGbnq9mZYNSzIUmjADlBrZXdXx4XJzbO Content-Type: text/plain; name="linux.rpm.diff" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="linux.rpm.diff" Index: chapter.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/dcvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu/chapter.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.138 diff -u -r1.138 chapter.sgml --- chapter.sgml 27 Aug 2009 12:48:48 -0000 1.138 +++ chapter.sgml 28 Aug 2009 13:28:06 -0000 @@ -349,6 +349,24 @@ <literal>bind</literal> if you have not configured a name server using the <filename>/etc/resolv.conf</filename> file.</para> </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title>Installing a Random Linux RPM Based Application</title> + + <para>FreeBSD has it's own package database and it is used to track + all ports (linux ports as well). So the Linux rpm database is not + used (not supported).</para> + + <para>However if you need to install a random Linux rpm-based + application it can de achieved by:</para> + + <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /compat/linux</userinput></screen> + <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>rpm2cpio -q < /path/to/linux.archieve.rpm | cpio -id</userinput></screen> + + <para>Then brandelf installed ELF binaries (not libraries!). + You won't be able to do a clean uninstall, but it may help you + to do tests.<para/> + </sect2> </sect1> <sect1 id="linuxemu-mathematica">