Re: binary compatibility

From: Michael Kraemer (m.kraemer_at_gsi.de)
Date: 11/28/05


Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 19:31:13 +0000 (UTC)

In article <438b5757$0$27881$9b4e6d93@newsread4.arcor-online.net>, Uli Link
<VonRechts.NachLinks@usenet.arcornews.de> writes:
> With IBM C/C++ compiler you can change the symbolic link
> /etc/vac.cfg -> /etc/vac53.cfg to /etc/vac51.cfg and and also adjust the
> links under /usr/vac/lib
>
> Your chances to produce compatible binaries are much better, but it is
> unsupported. Trial and error, but works most times.

Huh ? Is this a novel feature ?
In the past 15 years or so, code compiled on 4.x didn't work on 3.x,
not even 4.x did work on 4.y ( for x > y ).



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