Re: compat_bsdos

[Jason Thorpe <thorpej%me.com@localhost>]

> On Jul 21, 2020, at 6:19 AM, Steve Blinkhorn <steve%prd.co.uk@localhost> wrote:
> 
> I have suddenly discovered the absence of compat_bsdos, having just
> completed the replacement of all our old x86 machines with amd64s.  Is
> it irretrievably lost?  I have a mass of software compiled originally
> for BSD/OS, and quail at the magnitude of the task of recompilation,
> particularly since much of it has Fortran source, and f2c-f77 has got
> fussier about common Fortran practices of old.  The thought of fixing
> the kinds of issues that may arise (I've tried one program, and it
> hasn't been fun - it's still not working) does not fill me with
> anticipatory pleasure.

I can't imagine that it would be too much work.  It should be pretty similar to 4.3/4.4, and we have compat layers for those vintages on various platforms.

-- thorpej