Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 12:57:56 +0200 From: Remko Lodder <remko@elvandar.org> To: Alex Keahan <alex@hightemplar.com> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADSUP: ibcs2 and svr4 compat headed for history Message-ID: <40DD56B4.2010104@elvandar.org> In-Reply-To: <200406261336.26051.alex@hightemplar.com> References: <34301.1088242340@critter.freebsd.dk> <200406261336.26051.alex@hightemplar.com>
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Hi Alex, Alex Keahan wrote: > On Saturday 26 Jun 2004 12:32 pm, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > >>The ibcs2 and svr4 compatibility code has outlived their useful lives, >>mainly because their target platforms are practically extinct. > > > Is Solaris/x86 supported by ibcs2 or svr4? Solaris/x86 is being actively > developed by Sun and is far from extinct. In this particular case i fail to seem the relation with FreeBSD. You are talking about Solaris for the I386 platform, what does that have to do with FreeBSD? It's like comparing a sheep with a goat, both can walk, only one has other options then the other.. > > >>They will be eliminated from -current in the coming week, unless very >>compelling reasons to the contrary are put on the table. > > > - Latest Java SDKs for Solaris/x86 > - Forte C/C++ optimising compilers for Solaris/x86 (which may some day > be used to compile FreeBSD kernel) If solaris has support of building the stuff used in FreeBSD then it's not required for FreeBSD having ibsc2 and svr4 onboard. > - Sun ONE servers for Solaris/x86 (e.g. iPlanet LDAP) > - Oracle for Solaris/x86 > - Numerous third-party applications for SCO and Solaris/x86 > (e.g. backup solutions) Still, i fail to see the relation to FreeBSD. Sorry if i misunderstood Alex. Cheers -- Kind regards, Remko Lodder |remko@elvandar.org Reporter DSINet |remko@dsinet.org Projectleader Mostly-Harmless |remko@mostly-harmless.nl
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