From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 12 09:14:30 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EEB7D17A for ; Sun, 12 May 2013 09:14:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from flat.berklix.org (flat.berklix.org [83.236.223.115]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D0CA1B2 for ; Sun, 12 May 2013 09:14:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mart.js.berklix.net (p5DCBE93E.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [93.203.233.62]) (authenticated bits=128) by flat.berklix.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id r4C9ERe8083572; Sun, 12 May 2013 11:14:28 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (fire.js.berklix.net [192.168.91.41]) by mart.js.berklix.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id r4C9E8W0008416; Sun, 12 May 2013 11:14:09 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fire.js.berklix.net (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id r4C9Dr1P097787; Sun, 12 May 2013 11:13:58 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@fire.js.berklix.net) Message-Id: <201305120913.r4C9Dr1P097787@fire.js.berklix.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: compatibility SCO (fwd) From: "Julian H. Stacey" Organization: http://berklix.com BSD Unix Linux Consultancy, Munich Germany User-agent: EXMH on FreeBSD http://www.berklix.com/free/ X-URL: http://www.berklix.com/~jhs/cv/ Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 11:13:53 +0200 Sender: jhs@berklix.com Cc: grillo X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 09:14:31 -0000 Hi, cc questions@ was dropped so restoring Forwarded from: "Julian Stacey" http://www.berklix.com/~jhs/ ------- Forwarded Message >From grillo@goldnet.it Sun May 12 09:15:13 2013 Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 09:12:53 +0200 From: grillo To: "Julian H. Stacey" Subject: Re: compatibility SCO In-Reply-To: <201305112344.r4BNiMxD072779@fire.js.berklix.net> References: <201305112344.r4BNiMxD072779@fire.js.berklix.net> On Sun, 12 May 2013 01:44:22 +0200, "Julian H. Stacey" wrote: > grillo wrote: >> I need use Microsoft Cobol Compiler and runtime developed for >> Xenix/Unix system V SCO using NETBSD or FreeBSD, it is possible? have >> binary compatibility ? environment compatibility ? >> thank you > > A long time since I looked at this, but as no one else answered yet, > hints to look for, & maybe somebody'll correct it & post more useful info ;-) > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu.html > > & kernel options > options "IBCS2" /* SCO a.out emulation */ > options SYSVSHM # SYSV-style shared memory /*for X11R6 */ > options SYSVMSG # SYSV-style message queues > options SYSVSEM # SYSV-style semaphores > > I recall when I last did cross OS work way back I needed a > raft of include files & libs & custom or special version of ar etc. > Which brings up questions of Copyright, depending what you'r doing > (I'm not asking, your business & decision, I don't want to know about SCO !). > > The newer way might be to run SCO inside a virtual environment > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization-host.html > > BTW If you're doomed to run SCO, get hold of a SCO Skunkware CD, > issued by SCO, free) full of FSF & PD etc tools to make raw SCO > less annoying. > > You should search this archive: > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-emulation > & probably susbscribe & ask there. > > IMO you'll probably have better luck with FreeBSD than NetBSD for this, > (not will certainly, just probably at my guess, for this topic ;-) > > Cheers, > Julian Thank-you I wish to use the compiler Microfocus cobol/2 writen for Unix compatible with Sco Xenix and Sco OpenServer, it generate a intermediate code that run win RUNTIME COBOL, the problem is where must be install the cobol library for compilation and runtime environment, and what terminfo to use; if I use a virtual environment I work like now with no possibility to extra periferal and external drive ------- End of Forwarded Message