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From: daveh@marob.MASA.COM (Dave Hammond)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: A question about 386 binaries
Message-ID: <616@marob.MASA.COM>
Date: 17 Apr 89 15:40:07 GMT
References: <817@sunset.MATH.UCLA.EDU>
Reply-To: daveh@marob.masa.com (Dave Hammond)
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In article <817@sunset.MATH.UCLA.EDU> tony@MATH.UCLA.EDU () writes:
>Is it true that all bianries created under various different 80386 based 
>UNIX/XENIX operating systems are fully portable; i.e will the program 
>executables compiled on a Unisys 386 machine running Unix Sys V work 
>(without modifications) under SCO Xenix 2.3.1 (on a 386 clone)?  

Xenix 386 will run/link executable/object files in its native format
or in AT&T's COFF (Common Object File Format) format.

Most SysV R3.2 386 ports will run/link both COFF and Xenix binaries.

Does anyone know if there is any AT&T-mandated policy that all Sys VR3.2
386 ports run COFF binaries, Xenix binaries, or both?

--
Dave Hammond
daveh@marob.masa.com