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From: rer@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Rob Robason)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Need BSD->HP-UX porting headaches
Message-ID: <5570240@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Date: 18 Jul 89 19:23:49 GMT
Organization: HP Ft. Collins, Co.
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I am involved in an investigation into providing better portability of
4.3 BSD applications to HP-UX by providing all non-obsolete 4.3 BSD
libc, libm and libmp routines plus header file compatibility.  The
intent would be to provide an environment which would provide more
straightforward applications porting for the vast majority of 4.3
applications (hardware dependencies excepted).

I am able to use 4.3 commands as one set of reference source code to
test this environment, but would also be interested in soliciting user
applications which would benefit from these features.  I would not be
able to guarantee at this time that I would successfully port these
applications nor that my investigation would result in a product.  I am
looking specifically for code which is fairly self-contained, is
hardware independent, and has presented porting problems in HP-UX
(though not all these attributes are necessary).  If you have an
application that needs some unique 4.3 BSD capability, or set of
capabilities, and would be interested in participating by providing the
source and associated data for your application, please respond to me
directly by email with the following information:

	your name and organization
	U.S. Mail address including mailstop
	email address
	phone number
	brief description of BSD features required by your application
	have you attempted to port the application to HP-UX using libBSD.a
	would you require a non-disclosure agreement for the source

Please do not send source now.  I will notify you if your application is
needed.

If you are a BSD advocate, this is an excellent opportunity to help HP
move HP-UX toward being a more Berkeley like system.  As you know, we
have made other efforts in the past by adding the McKusick file system
with long file names and symbolic links, Berkeley Job Control,
ARPA/Berkeley networking services, vi, csh, more and many other BSD
features.  The fact that HP-UX is based on the BSD kernel makes it
possible for us to consider adding even more BSD functionality, in
addition to our full SVID compliance.

Please respond to:

rer@hpfclg.hp.com

or

hplabs!hpfcla!rer

or write

Hewlett-Packard Co.
Attn: Rob Robason  M/S 99
3404 E. Harmony Rd.
Fort Collins, CO  80525

or call

Rob Robason (303)229-3763

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This message does not constitute, in any way, a commitment on the part
of Hewlett-Packard Co., or any other party, to provide the features or
capabilities described.

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