Subject: Re: What's the best install to run Solaris binaries ?
To: matthew green <mrg@eterna.com.au>
From: Michael <macallan18@earthlink.net>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 04/20/2005 10:52:05
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Hello,

> i believe compat_svr4 works best with solaris 8 userland.=20
Hmm, I'll try that. Hopefully I can still download Solaris 8...

> it probably also will run better with a 32 bit kernel, ie, COMPAT_SVR4 no=
t COMPAT_SVR4_32.
I don't like the thought of running a 32bit kernel on a 64bit machine, at l=
east when some hardware in it uses physical addresses outside the 32bit add=
ress space - having 64bit physical addresses but 32bit pointers feels odd. =
And call me a snob but I want the full v9 instruction set.

have fun
Michael

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