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From: jrh@mustang.dell.com (James Howard)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: SVR3.2 development on SVR4
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Date: 31 Jan 91 14:52:46 GMT
References: <1991Jan31.043548.25224@jwt.UUCP>
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In article <1991Jan31.043548.25224@jwt.UUCP>, john@jwt.UUCP (John
Temples) writes:
> 
> Does anyone know if it is possible to run SVR4 binaries on SVR3.2?
> I'd like to get the Dell SVR4 package to develop binaries for ISC
> 2.0.2.  Can libraries from SVR3.2 be copied over to SVR4 and used
> when linking?
> -- 
> John W. Temples -- john@jwt.UUCP (uunet!jwt!john)

You cannot run binaries made on V4 on a 3.2 system, it does not produce
COFF files, uses ELF instead.  The opposite is true however, i.e. 3.2
runs okay 
on V.4.  If you intend to develop explicitly for 3.2 [ why? ;-) ] then you
should do it on a 3.2 machine.



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