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Xref: sserve comp.unix.solaris:480 comp.unix.bsd:7756 Newsgroups: comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.bsd Path: sserve!manuel.anu.edu.au!munnari.oz.au!hp9000.csc.cuhk.hk!saimiri.primate.wisc.edu!ames!agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!wsu-cs!vela!cs.uiuc.edu!sparc0b!pirzyk From: pirzyk@cs.uiuc.edu (Jim Pirzyk) Subject: Re: Solaris 1.1 vs. Solaris 2.0 (BSD vs AT&T) Message-ID: <BxLz6x.EL7@cs.uiuc.edu> Sender: news@cs.uiuc.edu Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign References: <kzin.721442926@cc.gatech.edu> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 15:04:08 GMT Lines: 54 In <kzin.721442926@cc.gatech.edu> kzin@terminus.gatech.edu (John Rudd) writes: > I'm getting ready to buy a workstation..and I'm basically looking >at a used SS2, a new IPX, or a new SparcClassic. The advantage of the >first two, is that they run SunOS 4... unfortunately, the Classic only >runs Solaris 2. The reason I feel this is unfortunate, is that I very >much prefer the BSD programming model. However, I've been told that >Solaris 2 will be 100% source code compatable to the older versions. Is >this true? and to what extent is it true? I mean.. if I have a program >that uses bsd kernel calls (ioctl and fcntl type things), will it compile >under Solaris 2.0? or will I have to re-write it around the AT&T type >programming model? If the program accesses the kernel (not just by system calls) or if the program access some of the system files that have changed (like /etc/fstab => /etc/vfstab), it will have to be ported. No one can say for sure without more information on the programs. >Does Solaris have BSD Sockets of both the Unix and Internet types? >I imagine since it's AT&T it will have shared memory. They are built upon the AT&T STREAMS package. >Does it have the "dump" utility? if not, what backup type utility >does it have in its place? Are the utilities mostly AT&T, or does >it preserve the BSD like utilities of SunOS? if not, can I get >copies of those BSD utilites that will run on Solaris 2.0? (ie. if >I want a version of ps that has bsd options instead of at&t options, >can I get one that will run on solaris 2.0?) (this might be an >interesting market place for BSDI...) it has dump, but it is called /usr/lib/fs/ufs/ufsdump (it took me 2 weeks to find it). >(also, in that last question, can I get a copy of dump that runs on >solaris 2.0?) >Last but not least.. someone please ask sun why they have done this >henous act to us :-) In the name of "progress". >Sorry if some parts are dumb questions.. I'm just trying to get >unambiguous, detailed answers to those things I don't want to >have to speculate about. They are not dumb questions but show that you are not following blindly Sun's lead. - Jim -- [Jim] pirzyk@uiuc.edu ------------------------------------------------- TAC System Administrator, USArmy Construction Engineering Research Labs /* Hello, we're the government and we're here to help you. :) */