Re: Linux and Informix

Posted in 1996

John Prideaux — Mon, 18 Mar 1996 21:27:53 -0600 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

It is very doable. You will need the iBCS module for Linux to run the binaries (I have had success with SCO and Wyse binaries), as well as the shared libraries from the OS. Note that I have not as yet managed to use the connectivity features of the 7.x engines, but all else works great. John Prideaux alastl@ix.netcom.com Walter Eaves wrote: > > Would anyone know if it's possible to have Informix built to run under > Linux. > > I'd be interested to know, since proprietary Unixes are very expensive > and development tools for them are extra, whereas Linux is free and > complete. > > Thanks. > > -- > Walter Eaves > mailto:eepgwde@brunel.ac.uk