From: ngoh@rintintin.Colorado.EDU (NGO HIEN D) Subject: Re: Binary compatibility question... [Summary] Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 19:30:14 GMT
Thanks to all who replied. Following are responses I received, looks
like I will have to try to use the current Linux Xenix emulator.
If the program doesn't use IPC or shared libs from Xenix, I may be
ok.
Hien
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From: Cameron Spitzer 764-6339 <camerons@nad.3com.com>
88-open compliant binaries run on Motorola 88K
processors. Try the Xenix version.
[additional message]
There *is* an "Application Binary Interface" for System V on the [34]86.
I was real disappointed to find out Linux doesn't use it. Don't know why he
doesn't either.
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From: Thomas David Rivers <sastdr@unx.sas.com>
Ngo -
88 Open Compliant applies to Motorola 88000 architectures (like
Data General's AViiON product line.)
There is a similar standard applicable for '386-based unix
boxs, but 386BSD and Linux do not (as yet) conform to that standard.
- Dave Rivers -
(rivers@ponds.uucp (home))
(sastdr@unx.sas.com (work))