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Re: Andrew under Solaris 2.x ?

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From: Guy Harris
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 19:31
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>This month I will be finding out why EZ compiled for SunOS 4.1.2 core
>dumps when run in Binary Compatibility mode under Solaris2.

It works fine for me, although it could be working here because of some
of the hacks I've added.

Note, though, that *other* applications won't work because, apparently,
the binary-compatibility-mode run-time linker appears not to allow
run-time dynamic loading (with "dlopen()") of shareable objects from
SunOS 4.x.

As such, a real port may be necessary.

>I'll be interested in email exchange with anyone else doing Solaris2 work.

If anybody's doing such a port, they should note that:

	1) the main reason I wrote a version of the "class" dynamic
	   loader that sat atop "-ldl" was to prevent somebody from
	   writing a version that understood ELF images - SVR4 has
	   "-ldl" also (actually, AT&T invented the API for it, and Sun
	   picked it up for 4.1[.x]).

	2) the pseudo-tty mechanism is different.

	3) the net result of such a port may, if done right, amount not
	   just to a Solaris 2.x port, but to a generic SVR4 port.
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