Re: Running AIX executables on Intel based Macs
Re: Running AIX executables on Intel based Macs
- Subject: Re: Running AIX executables on Intel based Macs
- From: Nils Holland <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2006 17:31:58 +0200
- Organization: Ti Systems
Derick Centeno schrieb:
Can Intel based Macs now run AIX created executables within OS X?
I really doubt it. After all, it's not just a question of which
processor architecture is being used, but also (in a sense even more so)
which operating system is being used. Just as you can't run stuff
compiled for Linux on x86 under Mac OS X on x86, I guess you won't be
able to run AIX stuff either.
Now, of course this problem can be solved. The FreeBSD folks, for
example, have a kind of "Linux compatibility layer" in place, which -
once enabled and the required libs are installed - will let you run
(x86) Linux executables on (x86) FreeBSD boxes. However, this is due to
the fact that this "Linux compatibility layer" was intentionally
created, it's not there "by design" because both OSes are using the same
processor architecture. A compatibility layer like that doesn't exist in
Mac OS X, so you'd have to create one before you can run your AIX
executables, I guess. ;-)
Greetings,
Nils
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