Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 10:56:33 -0800 From: Cy Schubert <cschuber@uumail.gov.bc.ca> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: ELF Motif Message-ID: <199901211857.KAA27552@passer.osg.gov.bc.ca>
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Now that 3.0 has become the -stable branch, I would assume that
many vendors may port their products to the new binary format.
I've spoken to a couple of vendors about their Motif products
migration to ELF. Both have said soon. Since I don't have any
evidence of anything that will prove these promises either way
(being the skeptical person I am), I would like to determine
whether I should:
1. Wait.
2. Replace applications with those that use toolkits other than
Motif.
3. Use 3.0 with a.out binaries. I would like to still maintain
the option
of recompiling these applications on 3.0 if I have to, rather
than keep
a 2.2 system for that purpose.
I seem to have the impression that some in the inner sanctum of the
FreeBSD project may have managed to get their hands on a
pre-release copy of Motif for FreeBSD ELF. If this is the case,
one might be able expect that a product will be released by some
vendor RSN, in which case wait might be the option to take.
Would anyone care to comment on or confirm my assumptions?
Regards, Phone: (250)387-8437
Cy Schubert Fax: (250)387-5766
Open Systems Group Internet: Cy.Schubert@uumail.gov.bc.ca
ITSD Cy.Schubert@gems8.gov.bc.ca
Province of BC
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