[ale] Porting an application to Linux

Sat Dec 5 09:28:13 EST 1998

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Hello everyone,

I hope this question isn't too general.  I've been asked to find out if =
there are any gotchas when moving an application from SCO to Linux. =20

If you have a large business application, for example, that is run in =
various versions of SCO 5, would running it on a Linux machine be a =
matter of recompiling the source and going to work, or are there other =
considerations of which I need to be aware?  Would programming changes =
be necessary?

I know this may be a potentially involved issue, but any general =
comments would be great for getting me moving in the right direction.

Thanks,

Tory

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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Hello everyone,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I hope this question isn't too =
general. =20
I've been asked to find out if there are any gotchas when moving an =
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from SCO to Linux.  </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>If you have a large business =
application, for=20
example, that is run in various versions of SCO 5, would running it on a =
Linux=20
machine be a matter of recompiling the source and going to work, or are =
there=20
other considerations of which I need to be aware?  Would =
programming=20
changes be necessary?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I know this may be a potentially =
involved issue,=20
but any general comments would be great for getting me moving in the =
right=20
direction.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Tory</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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