HEADSUP: ibcs2 and svr4 compat headed for history

M. Warner Losh imp at bsdimp.com
Sat Jun 26 17:03:25 PDT 2004


In message: <20040626145408.55F8B4AC34 at fw.farid-hajji.net>
            "Cordula's Web" <cpghost at cordula.ws> writes:
: > On Saturday 26 Jun 2004 12:32 pm, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
: > > The ibcs2 and svr4 compatibility code has outlived their useful lives,
: > > mainly because their target platforms are practically extinct.
: > 
: > - Numerous third-party applications for SCO and Solaris/x86
: > (e.g. backup solutions)
: 
: Maple V for Solaris/x86.

Have any of these been verified to actually work recently?  If the
emulation still works, that's one thing.  But my experience with at
least the sysv emulation has been less than thrilling.

Warner


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