Subject: Re: options COMPAT_ULTRIX
To: Toru Nishimura <nisimura@itc.aist-nara.ac.jp>
From: Simon Burge <simonb@netbsd.org>
List: port-pmax
Date: 11/22/1999 14:10:24
Toru Nishimura wrote:

> >> In anybody figure out (and
> >> comfirm) what NetBSD/pmax ULTRIX emulation can do or can't do?
> >
> > In the past I've run framemaker, but haven't tried Ultrix compat for a
> > very long time.
> 
> I routinely use /usr/lib/cmplrs/cc3.0/dis to digout kernel binaries.
> (sometimes, objdump).

I've often thought to "alias dis objdump --disassemble" in my .cshrc :)

> > Now that hpcmips is here (I want one of these!)
> 
> When I can buy an execess, I will sent it to you.

I'll wait with baited breath!!

> >> It'd
> >> also helpful to have 'howtos' to prepare /emul/ultrix environment
> >> refering to the existense of /usr/share/sample/emul/ultrix/svc.conf.
> >> How about emul.ultrix(5)?
> >
> > Umm, compat_ultrix(8) :-)
> 
> Arguable point.  Section 7 might be a candidate because a historic
> heir(7) resides there.

What I meant is that it's already there, and have been for a long time
(since June 1997).

Simon.