atom feed9 messages in org.freebsd.freebsd-questionsRe: FreeBSD and BSDI binary compatibi...
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Lynn GazisApr 20, 1998 5:02 pm 
Doug WhiteApr 20, 1998 8:29 pm 
Lynn GazisApr 21, 1998 9:40 am 
jackApr 21, 1998 10:53 am 
Doug WhiteApr 21, 1998 11:30 am 
Lynn GazisApr 21, 1998 1:50 pm 
Doug WhiteApr 21, 1998 2:17 pm 
Bond, JefferyApr 22, 1998 1:23 am 
Greg LeheyApr 22, 1998 1:51 am 
Subject:Re: FreeBSD and BSDI binary compatibility
From:Greg Lehey (gr@lemis.com)
Date:Apr 22, 1998 1:51:07 am
List:org.freebsd.freebsd-questions

On Mon, 20 April 1998 at 20:29:22 -0700, Doug White wrote:

On Mon, 20 Apr 1998, Lynn Gazis wrote:

Will binaries compiled on FreeBSD also run on BSDI?

Probably not. FreeBSD's binary format is pretty unique. Depends on what you're doing though.

In fact, FreeBSD uses the old a.out format which has been around for decades. It's also one of the few things in which FreeBSD lags behind the times, though that is about to change. BSDI used to use the same format, and I'm sure it will still understand it. Any compatibility problems will be matters of detail or shared libraries.

Greg

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