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Article #553Re: ptx conversion
From: Daniel McGurl
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1991 19:17
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1991 19:17
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In article <4972@syma.sussex.ac.uk> stevedc@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Stephen Carter) writes:
>Does anyone have any words of wisdom for us before we start the hard
>slog?
Yes, don't expect much system stuff to transfer.
Here are the big problems that we've had with PTX.
1) No socket library: PTX uses streams instead of sockets, so anything using
sockets has to be modified.
2) The machine supports symlinks, but doesn't have a non-POSIX lstat.
Thus, if you have a home-grown backup program that isn't posix, you
may well have to re-write it.
3) THe software is very immature.
--
Danny McGurl "How straightforward the game
Office of Information Technology and when all its rules are respected."
Information and Computer Science Major at:
Georgia Institute of Technology ARPA: dsm@prism.gatech.edu
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!linac!att!emory!gatech!prism!dsm From: dsm@prism.gatech.EDU (Daniel McGurl) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sequent Subject: Re: ptx conversion Keywords: Dynix ptx Message-ID: <27702@hydra.gatech.EDU> Date: 30 Apr 91 19:17:48 GMT References: <4972@syma.sussex.ac.uk> Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Lines: 23