Subject: Re: SunOS binaries on m68k platforms.
To: Sune Stjerneby <sst@hermes.koege-gym.dk>
From: None <mcmahill@mtl.mit.edu>
List: port-amiga
Date: 06/28/1999 12:36:09
On Mon, 28 Jun 1999, Sune Stjerneby wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> What do I need to do in order to run SunOS binaries on my m68k-based NetBSD
> machines? I have the complete SunOS 4.1.1 distribution extracted and setup
> all the compat-stuff, but to no avail - binaries die instantly whether static
> or dynamic. I'll be picking up some actual Sun3's next week - are these
> the only boxen which, under NetBSD, will run SunOS binaries?
> 
> I've tried on '040 Amigas, NeXTs and Mac boxen, all running NetBSD 1.4.
> 

You can only run SunOS binaries which are compiled for m68k (ie sun3)
machines on NetBSD m68k machines.  If you have SunOS-sparc binaries, you
need a NetBSD sparc machine.  Thats said, I've never tried to run a sun3
binary under NetBSD m68k, but I'm running SunOs-sparc netscape binaries on
my NetBSD/sparc machine.

-Dan