Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 3 Apr 2006 16:26:28 -0700 | From | "Joshua Hudson" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Add a /proc/self/exedir link |
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On 4/3/06, Mike Hearn <mike@plan99.net> wrote: > Alright, Andrew Morton indicated that he liked this patch but the idea > needed discussion and mindshare. I asked Con Kolivas if it made sense to > go in his desktop patchset for people to try: he said he liked it too > but it's not his area, and that it should be discussed here. > > To clarify, I'm proposing this patch for eventual mainline inclusion. > > It adds a simple bit of API - a symlink in /proc/pid - which makes it > easy to build relocatable software: > > ./configure --prefix=/proc/self/exedir/.. > > This is useful for a variety of purposes: > > * Distributing programs that are runnable from CD or USB key (useful for > Linux magazine cover disks) > > * Binary packages that can be installed anywhere, for instance, to your > home directory > > * Network admins can more easily place programs on network mounts > > I'm sure you can think of others. You can patch software to be > relocatable today, but it's awkward and error prone. A simple patch can > allow us to get it "for free" on any UNIX software that uses the > idiomatic autotools build system. > > So .... does anybody have any objections to this? Would you like to see > it go in? Speak now or forever hold your peace! :) > > thanks -mike Love it. I hope it doesn't get shot down. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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