[ILUG] Slightly OT : How can I run X86 linux apps on Sparc Solaris?

[Colm MacCárthaigh]

On Wed, Sep 04, 2002 at 03:53:05PM +0100, Stephen Shirley wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 04, 2002 at 03:49:08PM +0100, Wynne, Conor wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > This is a wee bit OT, but I wan't to test something before I buy it. I'm
> > looking at buying a Sparc [Ultra5] coz you gotta love Sun. But I would like
> > to know if there is a linux binary [ELF or whatever] thingy like in SCO's
> > OpenUNIX 8
>  
> Someone correct me if i'm wrong, but afaik, not a hope. OpenUNIX get's
> to run x86 biniries because openunix is running on x86. Changing system
> calls on the fly is one thing, emulating an entire different platform is
> another.

there's such a thing as linux sparc binaries you know.

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