Re: Can i run solaris binaries under Debian Linux/SPARC ?

[Heinrich Rebehn <rebehn@comm.uni-bremen.de>]

Ben Collins wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Jul 10, 2000 at 04:08:23PM +0200, Heinrich Rebehn wrote:
> >
> > Sorry, if this is a FAQ, but can i run Solaris binaries under Debian Linux/SPARC,
> > provided that i got the needed Solaris libraries and licenses ?
> 
> You can use the solaris emulation (compiled as a module, so be sure to
> load it), but it isn't perfect. I've messed with it simply chrooting to a
> Solaris mounted partition (using the ufs module, but you can copy it to a
> local Linux partition too) and running things like the shell and it's
> commands.
> 
> Ben

I have been browsing a bit and found out that the Solaris emulation seems to exist
only for the  Sparc64 architecture. When I do a "make xconfig" on my SS20 (Sun4m) i am only 
offered SunOS emulation.
Is this true?

Heinrich
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