Re: Netscape SunOS emul?
On Thu, 17 Sep 1998 at 08:20:10 -0400,
"Stephen J. Carpenter" <sjc@delphi.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 16, 1998 at 12:49:20PM -0600, Ward Deng wrote:
> > DO I need iBCS installed to run SunOS binary under emulation?
> >
> > I installed SunOS libraries according to instructions but when
> > I started to execute SunOS binary, it simply told: "cannot
> > execute binary file"
> >
> > This is kernel 2.0.33 with Debian SPARC/Linux on a SS1+.
> > "lsmod" does not show me anything.
>
> >From what I have heard you shouldn't need iBCS...hmm...
> In fact I heard last night at a llug meeting that solaris netscape
> works fine under Linux (I figure if a SUN represntative is saying that
> it works then it probably does :) )
>
> hmmm maybe a newer kernel?
It shouldn't be necessary.
However, you should give version numbers when referring to SunOS or Solaris.
In common usage, SunOS (without giving a version number) refers to SunOS 4,
and Solaris (without a version number) refers to Solaris 2. However,
there is a Solaris 1 (which means SunOS 4 plus some version of openwin)
and Solaris 2 includes SunOS 5 (plus a newer openwin).
To run SunOS 4 binaries, you only need to compile with support for a.out;
you don't need iBCS. For example, I use Netscape for SunOS 4.1.3 on my
system.
To run SunOS 5 binaries, you do need iBCS, as I understand (although I
haven't tried it).
--Paul Vojta, vojta@math.berkeley.edu
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