Hi, cc questions@ was dropped so restoring Forwarded from: "Julian Stacey" <j...@berklix.com> http://www.berklix.com/~jhs/
------- Forwarded Message >From gri...@goldnet.it Sun May 12 09:15:13 2013 Date: Sun, 12 May 2013 09:12:53 +0200 From: grillo <gri...@goldnet.it> To: "Julian H. Stacey" <j...@berklix.com> Subject: Re: compatibility SCO In-Reply-To: <201305112344.r4bnimxd072...@fire.js.berklix.net> References: <201305112344.r4bnimxd072...@fire.js.berklix.net> On Sun, 12 May 2013 01:44:22 +0200, "Julian H. Stacey" <j...@berklix.com> wrote: > grillo wrote: >> I need use Microsoft Cobol Compiler and runtime developed for >> Xenix/Unix system V SCO using NETBSD or FreeBSD, it is possible? have >> binary compatibility ? environment compatibility ? >> thank you > > A long time since I looked at this, but as no one else answered yet, > hints to look for, & maybe somebody'll correct it & post more useful info ;-) > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/index.html > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu.html > > & kernel options > options "IBCS2" /* SCO a.out emulation */ > options SYSVSHM # SYSV-style shared memory /*for X11R6 */ > options SYSVMSG # SYSV-style message queues > options SYSVSEM # SYSV-style semaphores > > I recall when I last did cross OS work way back I needed a > raft of include files & libs & custom or special version of ar etc. > Which brings up questions of Copyright, depending what you'r doing > (I'm not asking, your business & decision, I don't want to know about SCO !). > > The newer way might be to run SCO inside a virtual environment > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/virtualization-host.html > > BTW If you're doomed to run SCO, get hold of a SCO Skunkware CD, > issued by SCO, free) full of FSF & PD etc tools to make raw SCO > less annoying. > > You should search this archive: > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-emulation > & probably susbscribe & ask there. > > IMO you'll probably have better luck with FreeBSD than NetBSD for this, > (not will certainly, just probably at my guess, for this topic ;-) > > Cheers, > Julian Thank-you I wish to use the compiler Microfocus cobol/2 writen for Unix compatible with Sco Xenix and Sco OpenServer, it generate a intermediate code that run win RUNTIME COBOL, the problem is where must be install the cobol library for compilation and runtime environment, and what terminfo to use; if I use a virtual environment I work like now with no possibility to extra periferal and external drive ------- End of Forwarded Message _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
