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Article #250Re: how brain dead is AIX?
From: Jim Howe
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 1990 02:21
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 1990 02:21
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|> In article <508@ss01.pppl.gov@ccc.nmfecc.gov> jsm@ss01.pppl.gov@ccc.nmfecc.gov (John Scott McCauley Jr.) writes: |> >I have a copy of 'IBM RISC System/6000 Software Offerings Overview' brochure. |> >I am a little worried about two of the statements made: |> >A) When there are conflicts, they are resolved with priority 1) POSIX |> > 2) SVID 3) 4.3 BSD 4) AIX/RT. (p. 3). |> > I gather that AIX is System V kernel with the Berkeley stuff emulated. |> > So, do you get: |> > 1) the System V file system or the 'Berkeley Fast File System' |> An AIX fs that handles 255-char filenames, BSD and S5 structs, etc. |> > 2) streams or sockets |> Both, I believe. As far as I can tell streams is not currently supported. Can anyone tell me if and when AIX might support streams? I'm currently working on a port of some software written for System V which is heavily dependent on streams. I would rather not convert the streams code to work with sockets if I don't have to. James W. Howe internet: jwh@ifs.umich.edu University of Michigan uucp: uunet!mailrus!ifs.umich.edu!jwh Ann Arbor, MI 48103-4943
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!ames!vsi1!altos!megadon!clp From: jwh@flam.ifs.umich.edu (Jim Howe) Newsgroups: comp.unix Subject: Re: how brain dead is AIX? Message-ID: <2184@megadon.UUCP> Date: 11 Oct 90 02:21:53 GMT References: <508@ss01.pppl.gov@ccc.nmfecc.gov> <10283@paperboy.OSF.ORG> Sender: clp@megadon.UUCP Reply-To: uunet!ifs.umich.edu!jwh Organization: University of Michigan, IFS Project Lines: 28 Approved: clp@megadon.UUCP Source-Info: From (or Sender) name not authenticated.