Re: OSF/1 binaries

Alvin Starr (alvin@eyepoint.com)
Wed, 11 Dec 1996 17:21:32 -0500 (EST)


On Wed, 11 Dec 1996, Fritz Ganter wrote:

> On Wed, 11 Dec 1996, Soren Mathiasen wrote:
>
> >
> > On Wed, 11 Dec 1996, Alvin Starr wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > This may be a silly question but I was under the impression that OSF/1
> > > binaries would run on Linux-alpha. Is there anything that I have to do to
> > > get them to run? Is there any documentation that anybody could point me at?
> > >
> > I would allso like some info about that.
>
> First, you need a Digital Unix license for your machine.
>
> Then you need following files from Digital unix copied to your Linux box:
>
> /sbin/loader
> /etc/svc.conf
> and in /usr/shlib :
>
> libDXm.so libXm.so libchf.so libm.so
> libMrm.so libXmu.so libdnet_stub.so libnullplugin.so
> libX11.so libXt.so libids.so
> libXaw.so libc.so libimg.so
> libXext.so libcda.so libips.so
>
> This libs you need to run DU Netscape, DXcalc and so on.
>
> And did I mentioned that you need a Digital Unix license.
>
> I don't know if this is legal to use it even if you have a license. So
> better don't use these files.

Thanks for the info. You are probibly right about the licenceing
requirements.

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