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Re: Binary compatibility between Linux and other OSes
> ??? When we're talking about binaries, we're talking about (allmost)
> raw machine-language scripts! even if sources can (sometimes) be
> compiled and linked on different platforms - withno changes, here
> you're talking about raw assembly! It's not remotely possible that
> 80x86 binaries would run on Alpha! think about all the differences in
> the assemblies of the two platforms, the interrupts, the exceptions
> handling mechanisms (whichall the system-calls are based on) and so on...
>
Ok. Maybe I wasn't clear enought. There is Linux 80x86 emulator for
Alpha Linux and it, as I read, works very good. That's what I calling
runs.
Also when we talking about Linux Java binary support: all that kernel
does it runs java code within java virtual machine, so picture is
very similar.
P.S. If you are interested, try to catch Alpha Linux wizards.
I'm not one of'em :-( .
Meir
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