From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 11 23:45:12 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 004966F7 for ; Sat, 11 May 2013 23:45:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from flat.berklix.org (flat.berklix.org [83.236.223.115]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 73F18F6F for ; Sat, 11 May 2013 23:45:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mart.js.berklix.net (p5DCBCEC6.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [93.203.206.198]) (authenticated bits=128) by flat.berklix.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id r4BNj8Gq081571; Sun, 12 May 2013 01:45:09 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (fire.js.berklix.net [192.168.91.41]) by mart.js.berklix.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id r4BNiwsY006356; Sun, 12 May 2013 01:44:58 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.com) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fire.js.berklix.net (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id r4BNiMxD072779; Sun, 12 May 2013 01:44:56 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@fire.js.berklix.net) Message-Id: <201305112344.r4BNiMxD072779@fire.js.berklix.net> To: grillo Subject: Re: compatibility SCO From: "Julian H. Stacey" Organization: http://berklix.com BSD Unix Linux Consultancy, Munich Germany User-agent: EXMH on FreeBSD http://berklix.com/free/ X-URL: http://www.berklix.com In-reply-to: Your message "Thu, 09 May 2013 18:33:04 +0200." Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 01:44:22 +0200 Sender: jhs@berklix.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 11 May 2013 23:45:12 -0000 grillo wrote: > I need use Microsoft Cobol Compiler and runtime developed for > Xenix/Unix system V SCO using NETBSD or FreeBSD, it is possible? have > binary compatibility ? environment compatibility ? > thank you A long time since I looked at this, but as no one else answered yet, hints to look for, & maybe somebody'll correct it & post more useful info ;-) http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu.html & kernel options options "IBCS2" /* SCO a.out emulation */ options SYSVSHM # SYSV-style shared memory /*for X11R6 */ options SYSVMSG # SYSV-style message queues options SYSVSEM # SYSV-style semaphores I recall when I last did cross OS work way back I needed a raft of include files & libs & custom or special version of ar etc. Which brings up questions of Copyright, depending what you'r doing (I'm not asking, your business & decision, I don't want to know about SCO !). The newer way might be to run SCO inside a virtual environment http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization-host.html BTW If you're doomed to run SCO, get hold of a SCO Skunkware CD, issued by SCO, free) full of FSF & PD etc tools to make raw SCO less annoying. You should search this archive: http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-emulation & probably susbscribe & ask there. IMO you'll probably have better luck with FreeBSD than NetBSD for this, (not will certainly, just probably at my guess, for this topic ;-) Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey, BSD Unix Linux C Sys Eng Consultant, Munich http://berklix.com Reply below not above, like a play script. Indent old text with "> ". Send plain text. No quoted-printable, HTML, base64, multipart/alternative.