> - Debian Linux distro available on debian site is for SPARC so will this work > on this ULTRA10 machine? Works on this one.
> - The application which I want to port uses C/C++, Informix7.1, DataView (for > GUI features). This application is originally built on HP-UX 10.20. So is > Debian a good choice? Sounds reasonable - it somewhat depends on how many features of PA-RISC / HP-UX it uses. Where DataView has been ported, etc. > - The application(Switch Surveillance system used for Telecom Network > Management) has major control through the GUI features, so will Debian be the > right disrto to use? Debian has both Gnome and KDE avaliable. For this sort of thing I wouldn't have said there was much to choose form between distros. > - Are there any porting guidelines document available? If yes then where can I > find them? Make sure all the libraries you need have been ported. If not then find equivalents or write you own. Compile it up and then fix whatever breaks. I could be worng but there doesn't seem to be a huge amount of science behind porting. Writing portable software does take some knowledge btu porting an existing program isn't that conceptually complex IMHO. Sweet Dreams, - Martin -- Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Seasons change, things come to pass"
