From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Apr 21 13:53:58 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA20122 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:53:58 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from asbestos.elan.com (asbestos.elan.com [192.42.111.14]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id UAA20080 for ; Tue, 21 Apr 1998 20:53:44 GMT (envelope-from lynn@elan.com) Received: from elan.com by asbestos.elan.com with smtp (Smail3.1.28.1 #64) id m0yRk2x-0005JKC; Tue, 21 Apr 98 13:53 PDT Received: by elan.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA18291; Tue, 21 Apr 98 13:50:38 PDT From: lynn@elan.com (Lynn Gazis) Message-Id: <9804212050.AA18291@elan.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD and BSDI binary compatibility To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 13:50:37 -0700 (PDT) Cc: lynn@elan.com, questions@FreeBSD.ORG, ken@elan.com (Ken Greer) In-Reply-To: from "Doug White" at Apr 21, 98 11:30:39 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > I don't think so. Our libc is pretty unique. If you statically link it > you have a better chance of it working -- then it depends purely on the > system calls. If this is a link issue, will supplying object files and linking them on BSDi work (because that is, actually, the ultimate goal). > What do they want in BSDi? > > Doug White | University of Oregon > Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant > http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major > > > They already have that platform, and are supporting customers who have it. We supply software that gets integrated into other people's software (which is why taking the objects from FreeBSD and linking them on BSDi might actually be a reasonable solution, if it is something which is feasible). -- Lynn Gazis Technical Support Rainbow Technologies 650-964-2200 (press 6 for Technical Services) 650-964-8588 (fax) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message