Excerpts from Michael Tokarev's message of Tue Nov 11 08:33:40 +0100 2014: > 27.09.2014 18:10, Michael Tokarev wrote: > > Control: tag -1 moreinfo unreproducible > > > > 27.09.2014 16:33, Michal Suchanek wrote: > >> Package: qemu-user-binfmt > >> Version: 2.1+dfsg-4 > >> Severity: normal > >> > >> Hello, > >> > >> I tried installing qemu-user-binfmt in the hope I will be able to run > >> foreign architecture binaries. > >> > >> This has absolutely no results. THe package is empty and foreign binaries > >> do not run. > > > > As stated in the package description, the package is empty and the only > > reason for it to exist is to run scripts at install and remove times to > > register binfmt support. This is the reason why it depends on qemu-user > > (actual implementation) and binfmt-support (registration). > > > > Please be more specific. Which binaries you tried to run but failed? > > What error message did you get? With the info you provided it is > > impossible to handle your bugreport, especially since I know this > > package works on my systems. > > > > Do you realize that in order to run regular foreign binary, you also > > need to install all (foreign) libraries required by that binary. With > > plain qemu-user and without additional foreig libraries it is possible > > to run only statically linked foreign binaries. > > > > On the other hand you can create a whole foreign chroot with its own > > libraries and directory structure, and chroot into it using qemu as > > a helper/emulator -- but for this to work, now it is qemu who needs > > (now native) libraries inside the chroot, or you should use statically > > linked qemu. > > > >> Interestingly, on machines where this works this plackage is not present. > >> > >> Is this package supposed to do anything? > > > > See above. > > > >> If not what is the preferred way to run foreign binaries? > > > > I don't understand this question. There's no True Way for anything. > > Depending on your needs, you may use qemu-user-binfmt or qemu-user-static, > > there may be other alternatives.
I found that I have qemu-user-static instead of qemu-user-binfmt on system where this works. I can run armhf binaries on a PC but the reverse does not work. There is a handler for PC binaries registered but bash still reports it cannot execute binary file. Is the magic for PC binaries correct? How do I check? > > Hello Michal. A friendly ping? Do you have any additional information > for this bugreport? I can't do anything with it without your input... I did send another email in the bug report, right? Thanks Michal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
