On Sat, 6 Dec 2025 15:00:18 +0100, Radoslaw Skorupka <[email protected]> 
wrote:

>> I believe the distinction is the compiler used. Linux s390x utilizes GCC C 
>> and zLinux utilizes IBM XL C.
>Which one? Current one! You don't have to search for anything ancient or rare.

Doesn't Redhat zLinux download page have 2 ISO (one zLinux s390x and the other 
zLinux)? I never said anything about ancient nor rare. 

>> I'm guessing the WUI is compiled using GCC and everything it calls must be 
>> compiled with GCC.
>Let me simplify that.
>It is not about compiler. Neither C nor any other language.

Are you saying GCC & IBM XL C executables / libraries are binary compatible? 
IBM does not make this guarantee. Does /usr/lib contain libraries supported by 
both compilers? 

>Which flavour? Well, there are three "main": RHEL, Suse and Ubuntu.

I believe RHEL has 2 distros which would make it four.

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