Re: SunOS & SPARC
On Tue, Dec 31, 2002 at 10:55:06AM +0100, Miguel Mendez wrote: > On Mon, 30 Dec 2002 18:18:34 -0800 > Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > Actually they should run fine as long as you "roll your own" emulation > > environment by copying the necessary libraries and any other needed > > files from your sun box into the compat directory. The SVR4 kernel > > binary compatibility layer is not maintained though, so your results > > may vary. > > Hmmm, Kris, he was talking about running SPARC binaries on i386 :) But > maybe it would be possible to run Solaris/sparc binaries on the sparc64 > port of FreeBSD. I'm not really aware of how mature that port is, tho > I've heard it's making great progress. I thought he was talking about solaris/i386 binaries, but if not then he's out of luck :) Kris msg13893/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: SunOS & SPARC
On Mon, 30 Dec 2002 18:18:34 -0800 Kris Kennaway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, > Actually they should run fine as long as you "roll your own" emulation > environment by copying the necessary libraries and any other needed > files from your sun box into the compat directory. The SVR4 kernel > binary compatibility layer is not maintained though, so your results > may vary. Hmmm, Kris, he was talking about running SPARC binaries on i386 :) But maybe it would be possible to run Solaris/sparc binaries on the sparc64 port of FreeBSD. I'm not really aware of how mature that port is, tho I've heard it's making great progress. Cheers, -- Miguel Mendez - [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG Public Key :: http://energyhq.homeip.net/files/pubkey.txt EnergyHQ :: http://www.energyhq.tk Of course it runs NetBSD! To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: SunOS & SPARC
On Mon, Dec 30, 2002 at 12:47:15PM +0100, Miguel Mendez wrote: > On Mon, 30 Dec 2002 12:40:58 +0100 (MET) > Paul Everlund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > Is it possible to run SunOS-binaries compiled on a SPARC on i386 > > FreeBSD? Are there some kind of emulation program for this? > > No, the "COMPAT_SUNOS" kernel option deals only with syscall (ABI) > compat. I'm not aware of any sparc emulation package. Your best bet > would be (if possible) to ssh/telnet/whathaveyou into a sparc box and > run the software there. Which program are you intending to run? Maybe > there's some opensource equivalent in the FreeBSD ports. Actually they should run fine as long as you "roll your own" emulation environment by copying the necessary libraries and any other needed files from your sun box into the compat directory. The SVR4 kernel binary compatibility layer is not maintained though, so your results may vary. Kris msg13758/pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: SunOS & SPARC
On Mon, 30 Dec 2002, Miguel Mendez wrote: > On Mon, 30 Dec 2002 13:01:21 +0100 (MET) > Paul Everlund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > I have a SPARC box, but thought of running proprietary SunOS-SPARC- > > binaries on a much better FreeBSD box (better because it's easier to > > maintain, upgrade packages and so on, on FreeBSD than SunOS). Guess > > I'll have to stick with the SPARC. > > Although not directly related to your original question, you might want > to know that NetBSD's pkgsrc (the equivalent to FreeBSD's ports) runs on > SunOS, it even runs on Linux. That could help you with having up to date > software on the Sun box. Check: http://www.netbsd.org/zoularis/ I'll take a look at it! Thank you! Best regards, Paul To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: SunOS & SPARC
On Mon, 30 Dec 2002 13:01:21 +0100 (MET) Paul Everlund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, > I have a SPARC box, but thought of running proprietary SunOS-SPARC- > binaries on a much better FreeBSD box (better because it's easier to > maintain, upgrade packages and so on, on FreeBSD than SunOS). Guess > I'll have to stick with the SPARC. Although not directly related to your original question, you might want to know that NetBSD's pkgsrc (the equivalent to FreeBSD's ports) runs on SunOS, it even runs on Linux. That could help you with having up to date software on the Sun box. Check: http://www.netbsd.org/zoularis/ Cheers, -- Miguel Mendez - [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG Public Key :: http://energyhq.homeip.net/files/pubkey.txt EnergyHQ :: http://www.energyhq.tk Of course it runs NetBSD! To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: SunOS & SPARC
On Mon, 30 Dec 2002, Miguel Mendez wrote: Thanks for your reply. > On Mon, 30 Dec 2002 12:40:58 +0100 (MET) > Paul Everlund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > Is it possible to run SunOS-binaries compiled on a SPARC on i386 > > FreeBSD? Are there some kind of emulation program for this? > > No, the "COMPAT_SUNOS" kernel option deals only with syscall (ABI) > compat. I'm not aware of any sparc emulation package. Your best bet > would be (if possible) to ssh/telnet/whathaveyou into a sparc box and > run the software there. Which program are you intending to run? Maybe > there's some opensource equivalent in the FreeBSD ports. I have a SPARC box, but thought of running proprietary SunOS-SPARC- binaries on a much better FreeBSD box (better because it's easier to maintain, upgrade packages and so on, on FreeBSD than SunOS). Guess I'll have to stick with the SPARC. Best regards, Paul > Cheers, > -- > Miguel Mendez - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > GPG Public Key :: http://energyhq.homeip.net/files/pubkey.txt > EnergyHQ :: http://www.energyhq.tk > Of course it runs NetBSD! To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Re: SunOS & SPARC
On Mon, 30 Dec 2002 12:40:58 +0100 (MET) Paul Everlund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi! > > Is it possible to run SunOS-binaries compiled on a SPARC on i386 > FreeBSD? Are there some kind of emulation program for this? No, the "COMPAT_SUNOS" kernel option deals only with syscall (ABI) compat. I'm not aware of any sparc emulation package. Your best bet would be (if possible) to ssh/telnet/whathaveyou into a sparc box and run the software there. Which program are you intending to run? Maybe there's some opensource equivalent in the FreeBSD ports. Cheers, -- Miguel Mendez - [EMAIL PROTECTED] GPG Public Key :: http://energyhq.homeip.net/files/pubkey.txt EnergyHQ :: http://www.energyhq.tk Of course it runs NetBSD! To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message