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From: pcc@apollo.COM (Peter Craine)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: Binary compatibility
Keywords: SR9.7 and older
Message-ID: <4424883a.20291@apollo.COM>
Date: 30 Jun 89 16:34:00 GMT
References: <692@idacom.UUCP>
Reply-To: pcc@starchai.UUCP (Peter Craine)
Organization: Apollo Computer, Chelmsford, MA
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In article <692@idacom.UUCP> danny@idacom.UUCP (Danny Wilson) writes:
>I am writing an application that is complied on SR9.7 (as reported
>by 'bldt') and running on a DN3000.
>
>I know that the object code of this program won't run on a
>DN10000, however:
>
>1)	Can it run under SR10 on 68000-CPU machines?

Yes, but there will be some inherent performance loss.  You'll get better
performance by re-compiling it under SR10 [making it coff].  You'll get
better performance still if you install patch 33 (i think) from the
SR10 M68k patch tape.

>2)	Can it run on older versions on the O/S?
>	eg. SR9.5, SR9.2 ??
Yes on SR9.5, nope on pre-sr9.5.  Different object formats.

>
>Thanks,
>-- 

Hey, no problem.

>Danny Wilson
>IDACOM Electronics		danny@idacom.uucp
>Edmonton, Alberta		alberta!idacom!danny
>C A N A D A

                        Peter Craine, NACS