From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 7 11:28:35 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 44AB216A4CE for ; Wed, 7 Jan 2004 11:28:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from pimout1-ext.prodigy.net (pimout1-ext.prodigy.net [207.115.63.77]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3421B43D3F for ; Wed, 7 Jan 2004 11:28:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from lancelot@at-vantage.com) Received: from peter.at-vantage.com (adsl-68-89-117-169.dsl.rcsntx.swbell.net [68.89.117.169])i07JSCtx123590; Wed, 7 Jan 2004 14:28:13 -0500 Message-Id: <6.0.1.1.2.20040107132719.01bb9bf8@mail.at-vantage.com> X-Sender: peter@mail.at-vantage.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.1.1 Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 13:28:16 -0600 To: Dan Nelson From: "Lance E. Lott" In-Reply-To: <20040107190808.GA12401@dan.emsphone.com> References: <3FFB47B3.2070109@ix.netcom.com> <6.0.1.1.2.20040107111652.01bb0c58@mail.at-vantage.com> <20040107190808.GA12401@dan.emsphone.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-413714E1; boundary="=======6871726D=======" cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SCO binary compatibilkity X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 19:28:35 -0000 --=======6871726D======= Content-Type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-413714E1; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Actually, the FoxPro 2.6 I have runs fine under SCO Openserver 5.x and FreeBSD 4.x. I have it running on about 50 sites nationwide... Lance At 01:08 PM 1/7/2004, you wrote: >In the last episode (Jan 07), Lance E. Lott said: > > Since about version 2.2.7. :) > > > > Seriously... I had SCO's FoxPro 2.6 running on as early as version > > 2.2.7. at that time it was a bitch, but since about 4.0 came out, > > it's been easier and easier. > > > > I have now been running SCO's FoxPro 2.6 on FreeBSD 4.0 - 4.9 without > > problems. > > > > All you have to do to turn on SCO's compatibility is to include the > > line > > > > ibcs2_enable="YES" in your /etc/rc.conf line and either reboot, or type: > > kldload ibcs2.ko > > kldload ibcs2_coff.ko > >Note that this is the older 3.2v4.2 compatibility, not Openserver 5.x. >Most SCO software people want to use is 3.2v4.2, but check just to be >sure. We ran MicroFocus Cobol under emulation for years with no >problems. > >-- > Dan Nelson > dnelson@allantgroup.com > > > >--- >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.558 / Virus Database: 350 - Release Date: 1/2/2004 --=======6871726D======= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-avg=cert; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-413714E1 Content-Disposition: inline --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.558 / Virus Database: 350 - Release Date: 1/2/2004 --=======6871726D=======--