Re: DEC Alpha Install Prob w/7.1.6
From: Lisa Roderick <roderick_at_eps.enet.dec.com>
Date: 1995/09/07
Message-ID: <42nsfs$54o_at_nntpd.lkg.dec.com>#1/1
Date: 1995/09/07
Message-ID: <42nsfs$54o_at_nntpd.lkg.dec.com>#1/1
In article <41tebh$qof_at_einstein.ghgcorp.com>, daveh_at_ghgcorp.com says...
>
>You never said whether you were rebuilding from source or not. I assume
>not. OSF is pretty picky and usually requires all source (including
>support utilities) to be rebuilt from scatch. It is a 64 bit UNIX and
>not binary compatible with anything. You probably will have to wait
>on Oracle to create you a special version.
>
>Porting on the Alpha kept me busy for several months.
Note that with Digital UNIX (formerly DEC OSF/1) V3.0 and beyond binary compatibility is a primary goal. We haven't had to relink Oracle when we upgrade the operating system since last year when we were on V2.1.
-- Lisa Roderick Applications Systems Engineering Performance Group Digital Equipment Corporation Nashua, NH lisa.roderick_at_zko.mts.dec.comReceived on Thu Sep 07 1995 - 00:00:00 CEST