Re: Are applications for Linux platform specific?

aem@netcom.ca
Tue, 19 May 1998 22:05:28 -0400 (EDT)

> > I'm talking about apps in binary format, executables, made for
> > Linux. Will they run in any hard with Linux? I guess... not, but
> > may be someone can assure me that.
>
> No, they won't. When they're built, the compiler you use is specific to a
> particular OS/processor combination, and so are the binaries generated.

Java binaries can be portable. As I wrote earlier, there are many
things to consider.

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Andrew E. Mileski   mailto:aem@netcom.ca


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