Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 13:36:25 +0300 From: Alex Keahan <alex@hightemplar.com> To: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADSUP: ibcs2 and svr4 compat headed for history Message-ID: <200406261336.26051.alex@hightemplar.com> In-Reply-To: <34301.1088242340@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <34301.1088242340@critter.freebsd.dk>
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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. > 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) - 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) Alex Keahan
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