Re: 5.1 & 5.2 binary compatibility

From: Paul Pluzhnikov (ppluzhnikov-nsp_at_charter.net)
Date: 12/30/03 

Date: 30 Dec 2003 09:34:32 -0800

kosullivan@elandtech.com (Kevin O'Sullivan) writes:

> I have built an app on AIX 5.1, a customer has AIX 5.2 - will my app
> run on his 5.2 box?

Yes, for most user-level programs [*].
Most likely for many system-level programs.

[*] Be sure your exe is linked dynamically against libc -- if it
is linked statically, all bets are off. You can see a list of
dynamic dependencies with "dump -H exename".

Cheers, 

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