Re: Can i run solaris binaries under Debian Linux/SPARC ?
On Mon, Jul 10, 2000 at 04:26:43PM +0200, Heinrich Rebehn wrote:
> 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?
Would appear so. I think sparc doesn't have the infrastructure for syscall
transaltion, so it isn't as easy to integrate (i think).
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