This was discussed on the arslist before. Any "compiled code" - (not Java, Java is "compiled" to a "virtual machine" and that machine is implemented on a real machine - in native code, I might add.) - generates machine instructions. Things like Load Register, Load Address, Move, Jump etc.
Machines are different with respect to their instruction set and register set etc. Notwithstanding hardware emulators, software must be "built" (with make etc) on a target platform and may have additional features to support that platform. A platform is a hardware architecture and an OS. A "build" is the process of compiling and linking the various source files into a binary object or executable. I am happy that Sun knows this. I am somewhat surprised that BMC does not. I suspect that some at BMC do know this. See http://en.wikipedia.org/instruction_set_architecture for an interesting discussion on a one-instruction machine. -----Original Message----- From: Action Request System discussion list(ARSList) [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Axton Sent: September 16, 2009 1:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: ARS/ITSM 7.5 on Solaris/Intel box? On Sun's "Virtual Box" for Intel? It will not work. Binary compatibility between sparc/intel platforms is not possible. Axton Grams On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Rabi Tripathi <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi folks, > I need to create a ARS 7.5/ITSM setup to play with. Preferably on Solaris. I have no Sun box readily available. > > I'm thinking of either using a dedicated Intel box with Solaris, or > just use Sun's "Virtual box" on my existing Windows PC. > (http://dlc.sun.com/virtualbox/vboxdownload.html) > > Anybody done either? > > ARS 7.5 compatibility matrix has bad news: > "Solaris running on x86 or x64 processors is not supported." > > But, is not the same as saying it will notwork, so I want to take my chances, unless somebody tells me...forget it. I'm not sure if code like ARS' written for Solaris is hardware dependent. Is it? What happened to abstraction? > > Searches I tried on arslist turned up nothing, so I have a feeling either I am wasting my time with this idea, or my search skills are not as good as i think they are. > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > _________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org > Platinum Sponsor:[email protected] ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" > ____________________________________________________________________________ ___ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor:[email protected] ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are" _______________________________________________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE or access ARSlist Archives at www.arslist.org Platinum Sponsor:[email protected] ARSlist: "Where the Answers Are"
