Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 17:40:24 +0000 (GMT) From: Ferris McCormick <fmccor@patriot.net> Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.04.10204121722430.842-100000@asp.inforead.com> Subject: Re: [suse-sparc] Why Solaris now...?
On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Curt Chambers wrote:
> Okay...went out and purchased a used Sun Ultra 60 (my first Sun). Set it up
> & installed SuSE. Absolutely having a BLAST. That said, what compelling
> reason would there be for me to install Solaris as well? I don't have any
> specific Solaris applications to run & my understanding is that even if I
> did they will run under Linux anyhow?
>
I can't speak to your first question except to guess that if you don't
know of any reasons for installing Solaris, I would guess you don't
have any. Maybe someone else knows of some.
As to running Solaris applications under Linux. I do this to a limited
extent, and I would note the following:
1. There is a somewhat out-of-date HowTo available, and there is
an 'emulator' package somewhere; unfortunately I don't have
references readily available, but they are not hard to find.
2. The 'emulator package' is a (mostly empty) directory structure
and instructions about where to install the directory tree and
which (Solaris) libraries to populate it with.
3. The 2.4.xx kernel I got with SuSE 7.3 did not have Solaris
emulation compiled in. I just rebuilt the kernel with emulation
support and loaded the Solaris emulation module.
4. At this point, I can run Solaris programs, with one major exception.
You will see a note in the HowTo to the effect that Solaris
threads are not emulated. Believe it. If you have a
thread-dependent Solaris program which for some reason you cannot
rebuild under Linux (like as in my case you don't have source),
then you have found your compelling reason for using Solaris, too.
5. I am hoping someone will tell me why I am wrong about point 4 :)
As to having a blast, me too! I find SuSE/Sparc a pleasure to work
with.
Hope this is useful.
Regards,
Ferris
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