RE: [LI] sco binaries & linux binaries

[Rajesh Fowkar <rfowkar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Khader,

Thanks for the info.

Regards

Rajesh

On 31-Jan-00 Syed Khader Vali wrote:
>>>>>> "Rajesh" == Rajesh Fowkar <rfowkar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
>     Rajesh> Hi Khader, Thanks.
> 
>     Rajesh> Guru told me about IBCS modules. But I had heard that
>     Rajesh> linux and unix are same, than why is this incompatibility
>     Rajesh> between binaries.
> 
>     Rajesh> Isn't coromondel software division ( developing Integra )
>     Rajesh> closed ?
> 
> Hi there,
> Linux and Unix are same in the sense that they are same in the underlying
> topology
> and the IDEA behind a UNIX system ( governed by POSIX ). They are same again
> is
> the source sense ( POSIX ) which means there should not be much difficulty
> compiling
> a SCO program on a Linux System ( theoritically and to an extent practical
> also ) or
> vice-versa. But, the same thing does not apply to binaries because they are
> in different formats
> for Example Linux uses ELF format where as SCO uses it's own ( a.out ?? )
> binary format !!
> That is why you cannot directly run SCO programs on Linux and this is where
> iBCS modules come
> in. They act as a wrapper and do the translation for SCO format to Linux
> format and vice-versa (?)
> That is what I can explain.
> Maybe some guru wants to come in and give us a detailed explanation (
> preferrably Guru himself ;-)
> 

Rajesh(ALIAS Shriram)
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