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[Masayoshi Mikami <mmikami@yk.rim.or.jp>]

Hello,

Long ago, I tried to install the binaries compiled
on a  Linux box to an FreeBSD box. At that time, it worked.

The principle is :
- create the executable program linked with Fortran 
  Libraries statically; please consult with man pages 
  for your Fortran compiler by keyword "static",
  then enable the option when compiling the ABINIT
  (your ABINIT binary is made like this way ?)

- enable your FreeBSD environment for Linux-compatible 
  mode (emulation). The configuration will depend on 
  your FreeBSD version...
  Maybe Googling and/or FreeBSD documentations would help.
  I found some pages (in Japanese, so I do not cite here), 
  saying:

  - linux_enable=``YES'' in /etc/rc.conf, then check 
    the module is loaded, by "kldstat"
    % kldstat
    Id Refs Address    Size     Name
    1    2 0xc0100000 16bdb8   kernel
    7    1 0xc24db000 d000     linux.ko

  - install Linux runtime libraries. e.g. by using port,
    # cd /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base
    # make install distclean

  - add shared libries, if they are missing

  - install Linux ELF binaries

  - correct hostname resolver (if needed)

This is just an example for some FreeBSD box,
so this might be not for your FreeBSD box.
If a system manager is available there, please ask him/her
about Linux emulation environment for your FreeBSD box.

Hope this helps,
Masayoshi

From: Marcelo Maia Garcia <mmgarcia@macbeth.if.usp.br>
Subject: [abinit-forum] Abinit in FreeBSD.
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 14:35:03 -0300 (EST)
Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.4.10.10406181429530.19478-100000@macbeth.if.usp.br>

> Hi everybody.
> 
>   I would like to know if it is possible to install Abinit in FreeBSD,
> which is binary compatible with Red Hat 7.1. In fact I tried to install
> the binaries but didn't work.
> 
>   Thanks
> 
> Marcelo