Re: svr4, again

[Johnny Billquist <bqt%softjar.se@localhost>]

Unless I remember wrong, it's needed for Ultrix compatibility on VAX 
(and maybe MIPS?).

  Johnny

On 2018-12-19 19:46, Brian Buhrow wrote:
> 	hello.  The COMPAT_IBCS2 is for SCO OpenServer and Unixware binary
> compatibility.  I used it regularly to run Oracle database clients and
> servers on NetBSD which were compiled for OpenServer.  OpenServer hasn't
> changed much in the years since I did that, but is anyone really using
> OpenServer anymore?  And, more aptly, is any company still building
> software for OpenServer?  It may be the case that someone is still using
> some old software for OpenServer, but it's probably a legacy system that
> can be run as a VM going forward to protect it from hardware changes which
> OpenServer is never going to support.  In short, COMPAT_IBCS2 worked well,
> but it too, should probably go, again with the proviso that instructions be
> left around on how one might use it if one really needs it.
> -thanks
> -Brian
>
> On Dec 19,  5:32pm, Maxime Villard wrote:
> } Subject: Re: svr4, again
> } Le 19/12/2018 à 13:46, Maxime Villard a écrit :
> } While I'm at it, there was a conversation about compat_ibcs2 [1]. See
> } the thread, basically it is a compat for SVR3 on Vax. It seems that no
> } one knew exactly what was the purpose of it.
> }
> } Maybe something we could retire as well (even though it likely isn't
> } as broken as compat_svr4). Don't know, throwing this here in case
> } someone cares.
> }


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