| Q. What are the Solaris
Compatibility Libraries? |
A. SCL is a collection of shared
libraries and C header files that can make the porting
of applications from Solaris to Tru64 UNIX even easier
The libraries provide implementations of major APIs
that are specific to Solaris and therefore not otherwise
available on Tru64 UNIX.
The supplied libraries provide implementations of:
- Solaris threads
- Transport Independent ONC RPC
- Miscellaneous functions
See the Overview and User Guide for further information |
| Q. Who would
want to use Solaris Compatibility Libraries? |
A. Application developers who are porting
Solaris applications to Tru64 UNIX
Many Solaris applications may be using APIs that are
specific to Solaris. Rather than change application
source code, or write your own implementations of the
Solaris APIs, SCL can be used to provide the functionality
required |
| Q. How can I obtain SCL? |
A. SCL is currently available by download
from this web site. You will need to agree to the
license terms and register your details in order
to obtain the software.
In the future SCL may be packaged with other developer
tools for Tru64 UNIX |
| Q. Who do I contact for
support on SCL? |
A. SCL is not a commercial product and is
freely available via download. The source code for
SCL version 1.1 is also available.
The software is supplied "as-is", although
we welcome feedback on problems and will attempt to
respond to any questions or problems encountered on
a best-effort basis.
Please use the feedback page to send comments or describe
problems, or send details directly to |
| Q. What versions
of Tru64 UNIX can SCL be used with? |
A. SCL version 1.1 has been tested
on fresh installations of Tru64 UNIX versions 4.0D,
4.0F and 5.0. It has not been tested on patched versions
of these releases.
We do not envisage problems occuring on patched systems,
or on other versions following 4.0D, but please contact
us if you encounter any |
| Q. The User
Guide mentions that a kernel patch is required to
solve a threads-related problem. Where can I get
this? |
A. An operating system patch may be required
to overcome application hangs that may occur if applications
make heavy use of thr_suspend() and thr_continue().
The patch is not generally available for affected versions
of Tru64 UNIX, so please contact us for assistance
if you experience the application hang problem. |
| Q. How can I get the source
code for SCL? |
A. SCL adopts the "open source" model.
The source code for version 1.1 is provided as part
of the installable kit, and can be optionally installed.
The SCLSOURCE subset comprises a tar file containing
the complete source code and development environment.
The source code tar file can also be separately downloaded.
This is useful if you do not have a Tru64 UNIX system
available on which to use the setld utility. |
