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- Newsgroups: comp.std.c
- Path: sparky!uunet!noc.near.net!mv!siia!drd
- From: drd@siia.mv.com (David Dick)
- Subject: Re: POSIX means *Binary* Compatibility ! NOT !
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.171530.26735@siia.mv.com>
- Organization: Software Innovations, Inc.
- References: <rob.722278425@hp11>
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 17:15:30 GMT
- Lines: 22
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- In <rob.722278425@hp11> rob@hp11 (Rob Freyder) writes:
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- >8-)
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- >Hi,
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- >Just had a conversation with a consultant regarding POSIX. According to
- >this consultant if I compile a POSIX program with a POSIX compiler the
- >resultant binary will run on any machine that supports the POSIX std. !
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- >I found this very amusing. For example if I compile on my SUN Sparc II
- >the binary can be copied unmodified to my HP 730 Snake box and run
- >unmodified ! Amazing story 31b !!!
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- Why is anyone paying this consultant? When "experts" like this can
- get customers to listen to them, it's no wonder the industry is so
- confused.
-
- David Dick
- Software Innovations, Inc.
- [the Software Moving Company; converting software to UNIX for a decade]
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