Date: Fri, 2 Jan 1998 14:04:58 +0100 From: "Jesus A. Mora Marin" <amora@zoom.es> To: victor@usac.edu.gt Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Informix Message-ID: <199801021410.PAA20458@silvester.zoom.es> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971228095958.16937B-100000@localhost> References: <Pine.OSF.3.96.971228005242.14180A-100000@ns.usac.edu.gt>
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> > I think your `no reply' should be taken as a `no one has convinced > Informix to work under FreeBSD.' > > Informix would probably have to be ported. Oracle, on the other hand, can > be tricked to run under the SCO emulator, if you have a SCO box available > to copy the libs off of. Instructions are in the mail archies at > http://www.freebsd.org. > > These are both commercial apps; convincing them to do a port to FreeBSD > usually takes some effort. > I've lost the original question, but I'd like to make you know what's my experience with Informix on FreeBSD. I'm currently running FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE. AFAIK, Informix SQL, R4GL and Standard Engine version 4.00 run fine with this release. Well, there is what I consider an "aesthetical" nuisance": when the Standard Engine is shutting down, it dies with a signal 10. But, with the exception of this minor "misfeature", and always according to my own experience, it does work. Note that with FreeBSD 2.1.0-RELEASE, Informix 4.00 didn't work, but I think that the iBCS2 support has been greatly enhanced after that release. On the other hand, version 4.10 of the Standard Engine dies miserably with a signal 10, as soon as it does "open database". I can't tell about any other product or later versions of Informix. Jesus ------ Jesus A. Mora Marin, MD. (aka EA7HAC, ex-EC7DVE) Tecnico de la Funcion Administrativa. Analisis de Aplicaciones, Programacion y Administracion de Sistemas. Servicio de Informacion e Informatica Hospitalaria - HVM-Servicio Andaluz de Salud.
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