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  From: Richard Sharpe <sharpe@ns.aus.com>
  To  : Steve Sloan <steve@lansol.com.au>, Linux-SA <steve@lansol.com.au>
  Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 13:53:45 +1000

Re: Cobol runtime

At 07:43 PM 2/23/00 +1030, Steve Sloan wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I have a need to get a DB that uses a SCO Cobol runtime to work under Linux.
>The runtime on a SCO box produces a message as follows if it is run with no
>parameters
>
>RM/COBOL-85 Runtime - Version 6.06.00 for SCO Unix
>> >System V R 3.2.2
>
>on the Linux box I get the following message
>
>can't execute binary file

You need the iBCS2 stuff.  It is stock standard with RH and many other
Linuxen, simply load it.

If you need to run it on an SMP box, you may need to do some work.  I can
help (for a fee :-)

>I have been told that it might be possible to make the runtime think it is
>running on a SCO box
>does anybody know if this is the case and if so how is it done.
>
>Steve Sloan
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Regards
-------
Richard Sharpe, sharpe@ns.aus.com, Master Linux Administrator :-),
Samba (Team member, www.samba.org), Ethereal (Team member, www.zing.org)
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