Re: OSF/1 binaries

Matti Aarnio (matti.aarnio@tele.fi)
Thu, 12 Dec 1996 01:02:33 +0200 (EET)

> First, you need a Digital Unix license for your machine.
>
> Then you need following files from Digital unix copied to your Linux box:
...
List of support files for DYNAMIC library loading removed
...
> 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.

However.. If you have a statically linked binary, then
you can run it at your Linux machine without those dynamic
libraries. (And most likely without any need for DEC UNIX
license -- especially it it is your software.)

> Fritz "who dances with the Linux" Ganter. ganter@quant-x.com
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/Matti Aarnio <matti.aarnio@tele.fi>