Re: Linux compatibility ...

[Atul Chitnis <achitnis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> To rephrase, if multiple Linux/UNIX machines stick to the same ABI (application
> binary interface), then binaries of the above OSes for the same processor
> *might* work on other OSes.

A related example - when Alan Cox ported Linux to the Apple Macintosh 68K
platform, he got the kernel running, and then was able to run *unmodified*
binaries from the Amiga (also 68K) Linux platform.

Alan documented the process (and the pitfalls) in his article that
appeared in a recent Linux Journal issue (January 1999, "Kernel Korner:
Linux for Macintosh 68K Port" by Alan Cox). Makes excellent reading.

Atul



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