Red Hat provides an official answer to this question here: https://access.redhat.com/solutions/4966101
Ashwin Bhemidhi wrote: >We run an in house developed application ( 3270 SNA controller) that >needs the 31 bit libraries. The application was written in 'C' >programming language couple of decades ago. Is it feasible, and it would it make sense at least as a short-term measure, to statically link the (hopefully few) libraries you need? Of course there are a few disadvantages with static linking, notably that static linking puts you in the library maintenance business, for security patching for example. I'm assuming the libraries you need can still be compiled from source and linked in 31-bit mode. Another possible avenue to explore is a "radical" one: what this 3270 SNA controller is actually doing. Typically it's been a long, long time since operating systems that support SNA such as z/OS have required separate, "off board" controllers/gateways. You can contact me directly if you'd like to discuss such possibilities. - - - - - - - - - - Timothy Sipples I.T. Architect Executive Digital Asset & Other Industry Solutions IBM Z & LinuxONE - - - - - - - - - - E-Mail: sipp...@sg.ibm.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
