Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 27 Feb 2001 09:37:18 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 27 Feb 2001 09:37:09 -0500 Received: from 13dyn203.delft.casema.net ([212.64.76.203]:31501 "EHLO abraracourcix.bitwizard.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 27 Feb 2001 09:36:57 -0500 Message-Id: <200102271436.PAA13534@cave.bitwizard.nl> Subject: Re: binfmt_script and ^M In-Reply-To: from Alan Cox at "Feb 27, 2001 01:54:40 pm" To: Alan Cox Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 15:36:40 +0100 (MET) CC: Ivo Timmermans , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl (Rogier Wolff) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL60 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Alan Cox wrote: > > > > (\r\n), Linux 2.4.2 can't find an interpreter because it doesn't > > > > recognize the \r. The following patch should fix this (untested). > > > > > > Fix the script. The kernel expects a specific format > > > > For what reason? Is it a standard to not allow it, or does it break > > other things? > > The line terminator is \n so if you have > > #!/usr/bin/perl\r\n > > Then the command to run is "/usr/bin/perl\r" - and \r is a valid file name > component Agreed. If you insist "fix" it with..... cd /usr/bin ln -s perl perl\r Roger. -- ** R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl ** http://www.BitWizard.nl/ ** +31-15-2137555 ** *-- BitWizard writes Linux device drivers for any device you may have! --* * There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots. * There are also old, bald pilots. - 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/