Re: Linux

On 18 Apr 1997, Jonathan Leffler wrote: > At the moment, it appears that the answer is 'no' because Linux does not > support features which Informix-OnLine needs. I don't have the precise > details of what these absent features are, but candidates are: > > * System V IPC (shared memory) > * System V IPC (semaphores) Linux has both of these; Krishna Balasubramanian did these way back in 92/93. > * System V TLI (transport layer interface) > * System V Streams (for olipcstr connectivity) There are people within the Linux community who are working on this. I'll see if I can get any of them to comment, or if they can give me some news which I could pass along. > I suspect that these are not the missing features, so if you volunteer > an answer, can you also indicate whether I can tax you with other > feature issues. I'm more than happy to answer any questions you might have. Feel free to contact me privately if you prefer. Incidentally, I'm just a Linux geek with no financial interest in any computer company on the planet, other than my employer. I also am not an Informix user, although I'm working on an application which would benefit from an Informix port to Linux. #include <stddisc.h> -- Todd Graham Lewis Linux! Core Engineering MindSpring Enterprises tlewis@mindspring.com (800) 719 4664, x2804