Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:04:22 +1000 From: Tim Robbins <tjr@freebsd.org> To: Michael Nottebrock <michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> Cc: Alex Keahan <alex@hightemplar.com> Subject: Re: HEADSUP: ibcs2 and svr4 compat headed for history Message-ID: <20040626140422.GA10281@cat.robbins.dropbear.id.au> In-Reply-To: <200406261535.47434.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net> References: <34301.1088242340@critter.freebsd.dk> <200406261336.26051.alex@hightemplar.com> <20040626125907.5b5b3ae7.flynn@energyhq.es.eu.org> <200406261535.47434.michaelnottebrock@gmx.net>
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On Sat, Jun 26, 2004 at 03:35:40PM +0200, Michael Nottebrock wrote: > On Saturday 26 June 2004 12:59, Miguel Mendez wrote: > > On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 13:36:25 +0300 > > Alex Keahan <alex@hightemplar.com> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > > Is Solaris/x86 supported by ibcs2 or svr4? Solaris/x86 is being > > > actively developed by Sun and is far from extinct. > > > > Solaris/x86 is a niche product. > > [...] > > That's all very subjective arguments. The question is, does the binary compat > _work_ for any recent Solaris/x86 stuff? I rather doubt it, but haven't > checked, Scott seems to suggest it doesn't. Last time I checked, it was at least capable of running a "Hello World" program compiled on SunOS 5.8. I suspect it would be capable of running most programs that use only Standard C library routines, but I doubt something like Java would run -- it doesn't even work well under Linux emulation. Tim
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