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In article <MIB.92Apr27202312@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu> mib@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Michael I Bushnell) writes:
>In article <1992Apr27.214246.9945@nntp.uoregon.edu> haertel@euclid.uucp (Mike Haertel) writes:
>
>   In article <MIB.92Apr27134045@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu> mib@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Michael I Bushnell) writes:
>   >I think you're right, but since the preferred object file format will
>   >eventually by Mach-O on GNU, it will eventually be supported.
>
>   OSF Mach-O is different from CMU/NeXT Mach-O.
>   Last I heard GNU was planning on OSF Mach-O.
>
>Yes, that's correct.  However, I suspect that CMU Mach-O support will
>be added at the same time, or that NeXT will switch.
>
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Many thanks to all who have responded to my queries over the past few
weeks.  I would appear that NeXT has a considerable following but the
situation is as I suspected.  The facts appear to be that regardless
of the technical merits of machine a vs. machine b, the installed base
wins.  The above reflects this situation - Mach-O may be preferred,
but it is not supported by certain GNU products (I suppose I should
say Mach on Next).  On the other hand, Suns are since they currently
are the common currency for Unix development.  Having had a NeXT
machine on loan for a few weeks, my opinion is that it is a tidy and
useful Unix box, but for me the key to the system's usefullness in my
development enviroment must be that I can use it as both a native and
cross development platform.  My experience installing and running GNU
software on it to date is that there are some signifigant holes - such
is not the case on the Sun.  So I too find myself on the horns of the
installed base vs. technical merit delema as I'm sure many others do
as well.

I'll let you know how it turns out.

Thanx,
Allan Clearwaters
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