How about the other way around? Can you run 31-bit applications on 64-bit Linux?
"Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night: God said, 'Let Newton Be!' and all was light." - Alexander Pope "It did not last; the Devil howling 'Ho! Let Einstein Be!' restored the status quo." - John Collings Squire "God Rolled his dice, to Einstein's great dismay: 'Let Feynman Be!' and all was clear as day." - Jagdish Mehra Gordon W. Wolfe, Ph. D. VM Technical Services, The Boeing Company > ---------- > From: Fargusson.Alan > Reply To: Linux on 390 Port > Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 8:26 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Linux for zSeries 31 bit/ 64 bit > > You cannot run a 64 bit application on 31 bit Linux for zSeries. The 64 bit version > has compatibility modules for 31 bit applications. > > I am not sure how one develops 31 bit apps. on a 64 bit system. I think you have to > use the cross development compilers by specifying the 31 bit architecture on the > command line for the compile. > > Your questions make perfect sense. I would be interested in knowing if you figure > out how to build 31 bit apps. on a 64 bit system. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Taraka Srinivas Kumar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 6:55 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Linux for zSeries 31 bit/ 64 bit > > > > Hi, > > Am new to the group. Hope to have some good discussions. > > We are using 64 bit SuSE Linux for zSeries. > Is it possible to run 64-bit linux developed applications on a 31-bit Linux for > zSeries ? > Do we need to make sure that the correct libraries are used in the 64-bit Linux > environment while application development , so that application can be run on 31 bit > linux later? > 64-bit SuSE linux provides s390(31 bit) as well as s390x(64 bit) packages. > ................. So do i need to set my path or any other env variables to point to > 31 bit libraries ? > > Finally, Are my questions making any sense ? > > > Regards, > Srinivas. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
