From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Mar 3 9:13:16 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from rachel (mail.glenatl.glenayre.com [157.230.160.51]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B57D414E97 for ; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 09:12:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jhicks@glenatl.glenayre.com) Received: from jhicks.glenatl.glenayre.com by rachel (SMI-8.6/SMI-SVR4) id MAA05503; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 12:02:32 -0500 Received: from jhicks.glenatl.glenayre.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by jhicks.glenatl.glenayre.com (8.9.2/8.8.5) with ESMTP id RAA02200; Wed, 3 Mar 1999 17:04:33 GMT Message-Id: <199903031704.RAA02200@jhicks.glenatl.glenayre.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: chris@calldei.com Cc: Tim Tsai , questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Using Linux libraries In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 02 Mar 1999 18:20:24 CST." <19990302182024.E31528@holly.dyndns.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 17:04:33 +0000 From: Jerry Hicks Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > On Tue, Mar 2, 1999, Tim Tsai put this into my mailbox: > > We currently have a Linux box running Sybase's client software (as > > libraries). The box also runs Perl with the DBI::Sybase interface and > > sqsh, both using these libraries. > > > > Is there anyway I can get this whole environment to work under FreeBSD > > (any version)? I guess for sqsh, I should be able to run it under the > > Linux emulation (it doesn't need any other files other than the library). > > What about the Linux perl? > > > > Lastly, any chance of cross compiling for the Linux environment using > > FreeBSD - otherwise we'll have to keep the Linux box around just for > > development. > > This belongs in FreeBSD-questions (Cc:ed there). > > Firstly, I'm not sure if Sybase supports FreeBSD. Is their > software open source? No. But it's good that someone should try to get it running under emulation; This could help coax SQL-Server devotees over to FreeBSD. > > Secondly, Perl is not machine-specific. > No, but Sybase's extensions to Perl need access to binary libraries which are machine specific. Give Sybase a try under Linux emulation if possible, I'd be very interested in hearing your results and will try to offer a hand in case of difficulties. Good Luck, Jerry Hicks wghicks@bellsouth.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message