Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 13:28:16 -0600 From: "Lance E. Lott" <lancelot@at-vantage.com> To: Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SCO binary compatibilkity Message-ID: <6.0.1.1.2.20040107132719.01bb9bf8@mail.at-vantage.com> 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>
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--=======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=======--
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