In general, the latest release of the UW2compat module is usually the best one to use for your platform. However, certain applications will require a specific module, so be sure to check the system requirements for your application.
Software: | UW2compat.700 for SCO UnixWare Release 2.1, 2.1.1, 2.1.2 or 2.1.3
UW2compat.710 for SCO UnixWare Release 2.1.3 UW2compat.711 for SCO UnixWare Release 2.1.3 |
RAM: | N/A |
Disk Space: | 10MB |
If you have ptf4001 installed on your system, you must remove it before removing the UW2 module. It can then be re-installed after installing the new UW2 module. You should also note that a newer version of the ptf may be available from the Download page.
Perform the following steps as root:
mv filename*.tar /tmp
cd /tmp
tar xvf filename.tar
uncompress *.Z
pkgadd -d `pwd`/UW2compat.version_string.pkg
The SCO UnixWare 2.1.X BCM replaces existing libraries with UnixWare 7 libraries. After installing the SCO UnixWare 2.1.X BCM, all binaries are executed with the updated set of libraries, effectively extending the SCO UnixWare 2.1.X APIs to provide UnixWare 7 interfaces.
An example is the UnixWare 7 libc for SCO UnixWare 2.1.X, which maps data structures and constants that are different on the two platforms. There is no need to map system calls numbers and error returns, since the UnixWare 7 and SCO UnixWare 2.1.X implementations of these interfaces are similar.
Document version 710a
19 March 1999
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