Subject: Re: dumb sparc vs. sparc64 question
To: matthew green <mrg@eterna.com.au>
From: Dave McGuire <mcguire@neurotica.com>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 03/11/2004 03:19:43
On Mar 11, 2004, at 3:06 AM, matthew green wrote:
>       Hey folks.  Will NetBSD/sparc64 run unmodified binaries from a
>    NetBSD/sparc system of a compatible release?
>
>
> given a /emul/netbsd32 (ie, libraries, etc), and the relevant kernel
> options (COMPAT_NETBSD32), yup.

   Exactly the response I was looking for, and in a matter of hours.  
Try to get THAT level of support with a commercial OS.  Thanks Matt!

   Is there much of a performance hit over native binaries?

            -Dave

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