From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 26 10:59:04 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D89916A4CE for ; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 10:59:04 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.elvandar.org (cust.94.120.adsl.cistron.nl [195.64.94.120]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACCFE43D46 for ; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 10:59:03 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from remko@elvandar.org) Received: from [10.0.3.124] (aragorn.lan.elvandar.intranet [10.0.3.124]) by mail.elvandar.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 802AA10685E; Sat, 26 Jun 2004 12:57:56 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <40DD56B4.2010104@elvandar.org> Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 12:57:56 +0200 From: Remko Lodder X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Alex Keahan References: <34301.1088242340@critter.freebsd.dk> <200406261336.26051.alex@hightemplar.com> In-Reply-To: <200406261336.26051.alex@hightemplar.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at elvandar.org cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HEADSUP: ibcs2 and svr4 compat headed for history X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 10:59:04 -0000 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