Michael B Allen wrote:
> My question is - if I compiled the code on OpenSolaris, would the resulting
> binaries be portable across other Solaris systems?
Not necessarily, depending on what libraries & functions you end up linking
with
- you may be using things not in older versions. The general rule is to build
on the oldest version of Solaris you expect your binary to run on.
> Ideally, I would like to use VMWare Server if possible as opposed to buying
> some old hardware on Ebay.
That should work for x86 binaries.
> Also, is there an architecture that is clearly dominating among Sparc, x86_64
> and i386 or must I do all three?
i386 binaries can run unmodified on x86_64 as well, so you'ld only
need two to cover all platforms.
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-Alan Coopersmith- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sun Microsystems, Inc. - X Window System Engineering
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