Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 14:18:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Lynn Gazis <lynn@elan.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG, Ken Greer <ken@elan.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD and BSDI binary compatibility Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980421141726.4368I-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <9804212050.AA18291@elan.com>
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On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, Lynn Gazis wrote: > > > > 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). No, it's a shared lib issue. BSDi's libc doesn't contain the same functions as ours. > 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). I suppose you could try it, as long as you know where different functions live. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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