Subject: Re: WP60 for SCO
To: Ernst J. du Toit <ernstjdt@maxwell.ctech.ac.za>
From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@gilberto.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 10/16/1995 12:52:41
> 
> Hi
> 
> Has anybody had any success in running WP60 for SCO under -current?
> 
> This is NOT the demo version, but the full pack. I managed to get hold of
> the CD, but I still have to hack the install scripts (since it can't
> figure out what platform its running on :-)

Though I'm from a different camp (FreeBSD :-) here is what I 've heard
about it:

You need an SCO machine to install the package since it requires the SCO
install program (which you might take and run under {Free,Net}BSD.


> 
> I'm getting the classic 'Exec format error/Wrong architecture' trying to
> run the FLEX license manager though. The rest of the WP60 is compressed
> ready to install, but the install binaries run though.
> 
> While on the subject the install binaries try to run the GUI version first
> and complains about missing devices - to be expected.
> 
> I figured out what /dev/X0R is - but where in the /emu tree must I put it?
> Currently I have it in /dev
> 
> And what is /dev/spx ???
> 
> Is there any other WP60 port I can try that works better?
> I see the install script checks for: SCO, UNIXWare, OTHER_INTEL...
> 
> cheers
> et
> -- 
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--Chris Christoph P. U. Kukulies kuku@gil.physik.rwth-aachen.de