On Tuesday, 01/22/2013 at 06:10 EST, John McKown <[email protected]> wrote: > Why am I asking? Because I'm more than a bit crazy. I would love some > of the z/Linux stuff to run on z/OS. What would be the easiest way to > run "normal" (non SUID) applications? Well, with something like WINE > of course! Make a z/OS UNIX program which uses z/OS subsystem SVC > screening to trap the z/Linux SVC. Implement all of the z/Linux SVC > routines in a form which will run under z/OS. Poof! The only "gotcha" > is z/OS's insistence on using EBCDIC. Well, as far as I'm concerned, I > have no problem with using ASCII encoded files and using the "chtag" > command in z/OS UNIX to tell other z/OS UNIX commands to automagically > convert from/to ISO8859-1 and IBM-1047. Which will let me do what I > want. > > Honestly, I likely don't have the talent to do the above. But I am > curious if it would be theoretically possible.
Yes, it's theoretically possible since Linux applications run in System z problem state. But, honestly, wouldn't it be far easier to simply port the application you are interested in to native z/OS UNIX? And do you really want to burn CPs on something an IFL can do more cheaply? Alan Altmark Senior Managing z/VM and Linux Consultant IBM System Lab Services and Training ibm.com/systems/services/labservices office: 607.429.3323 mobile; 607.321.7556 [email protected] IBM Endicott ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
