SunOS 4.1.x binaries

From: Bill Pechter <pechter_at_pechter.dyndns.org>
Date: Tue Apr 24 14:21:08 2001

> > > I've never had a problem with using a 4.1.3 binary on earlier 4.1.X. Looking
> > > at my gcc distribution. I've put a distribution at
> > > http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/~korpela/gcc_sunos_4_1.tar.gz
> > > It extracts to a subdirectory (gnu). The executable directory is
> > > gnu/H-sparc-sun-sunos4.1/bin
> >
> > The only issue is with some dynamically linked libraries (linked
> > against shared libraries that don't exist....
> >
> > Some symlinks usually fix that.
>
> I'm surprised that the directories are hard coded in the executable. Usually
> LD_LIBRARY_PATH is searched, so you can add library directories to that.
>
> Eric

When stuff's linked against libjnk.so.4.1 it doesn't necessarily
work with libjnk.so.4.0 if the features in the .o file change.

I loved rebuilding SunOS 4.1.x with the newer internet resolver stuff
from resolv+ and rebuilding Sun's libc...

One mistake and everything's history and you're loading the miniroot
to put back the original. The trick is having static linked
ls, cp, mv in a subdirectory off / ...


Bill
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