Subject: Re: x.out Xenix 286 binary emulation?
To: NetBSD Kernel Technical Discussion List <tech-kern@netbsd.org>
From: Scott Bartram <scottb@orionsoft.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 01/06/2001 02:44:30
"Greg A. Woods" wrote:
> 
> [ On Friday, January 5, 2001 at 12:22:17 (-0500), Scott Bartram wrote: ]
> > Subject: Re: x.out Xenix 286 binary emulation?
> >
> > Todd Vierling wrote:
> > >
> > > On Fri, 5 Jan 2001, David Maxwell wrote:
> > >
> > > : I thought I had asked this before, but I can't find it in the
> > > : archives.
> > > :
> > > : Does anyone have any thoughts on support in binary emulation
> > > : for Xenix286 x.out binaries?
> > >
> > > Isn't Xenix simply an offshoot of SIII (or was it SVR2)?  This should be
> > > pretty easy to do so long as the trap mechanism is there.  Xenix had a very
> > > minimal number of useful syscalls....
> >
> > It's already there in the COMPAT_IBCS2 code although it may not be
> > 100% complete. Back around the 1.3 days, I fixed a bug for someone
> > running some old Xenix binaries for which the source was lost.
> 
> For Xenix *286*?

Sorry. I wasn't paying attention. I need sleep...