Re: +DAportable and interoperability

From: Rick Jones (foo_at_bar.baz.invalid)
Date: 10/28/03 

Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 19:02:38 GMT

"Romy" <remy.bertrand@cgeyt.com> wrote:
> Except that interoperability problems are still here between
> "+DAportable" applications and other 64 bits applications (on 64
> bits kernels).

> So your applications will be interoperable but not with *all*
> existing applications.

Indeed, even with +DAportable you cannot combine a 32-bit object and a
64-bit object into the same executable.

I would suggest that even if folks are not planning on running 64-bit
applications just yet, they at least begin _trying_ to compile their
apps 64-bit (+DD64) and get them 64-bit clean. It would probably save
angst and grief in the future when the PHB's decide that they want
everyting 64-bit the following quarter :) (No, this does _NOT_ mean
that support for 32-bit user applications is going-away in HP-UX...)

rick jones 

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