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From: ericg@sco.UUCP (Eric Griswold of QA)
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Subject: Re: Update on HACK for SCO XENIX
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Date: Wed, 30-Jul-86 00:09:07 EDT
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> In the last few weeks I have been trying off and on to get HACK to
> build under XENIX. I got everything to compile cleanly using the large
> model of the compiler, but linking is another matter.
> 
> Using ld directly seems fruitless. It complains about hundreds of
> modules not being found. I then tried using cc to drive the linker. It
> seemed to work better until I got the message:
> 
> /bin/ld: Too many segments
> Input File: /lib/Llibc.a(ungetc.o.c) pos: 213bb Record type: 98
> *** Error code -109
> 
> Of course the manual doesn't document such errors. I'd call SCO, but
> they only provide support for 30 days. Besides, they couldn't even
> answer a simple question of current versions when I first got the
> product. This copy of XENIX is my employer's. I'm thinking of getting a
> machine of my own to run XENIX (or UNIX) on, but haven't found the right
> thing yet...
> 
> If anyone knows how to get around this problem, I'd really like to hear
> from you.

If anyone wants a copy of hack that compiles and runs on SCO XENIX V,
I ported it earlier this year.  Send me a request and I will send
you a shar file.

						Eric Griswold
						SCO Technical Support
						  
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