[OpenIndiana-discuss] oracle removes 32bit x86 cpu support for solaris 11 will OI do same?

[Richard L. Hamilton]

In general, OpenWindows means two things to me:

libraries: libxview (XView toolkit), libXol (OLIT toolkit), and
associated libraries (libolgx and so on).  The Open Look apps
went away at I think Solaris 9 (although most of them would still
run on Solaris 10 if one brought forward all the right bits), but the
libraries had been kept around for any 3rd party or in-house apps
that linked to the shared libraries.

Xsun: biggie for those of us with older SPARC hardware, lacking
Xorg graphics driver support

I may be wrong, but I thing I've seen things implying that at least
a modest effort may be made to see that Xsun runs in a branded zone
with the proper setup, for those on such old hardware. Of course, that
wouldn't be open source (mostly) or redistributable (at all).

On Jun 22, 2011, at 5:05 AM, Jonathan Adams wrote:

> One that strikes me as odd on that list is under "OpenWindows Libraries"
> 
> "... However, if required, the applications that use OpenWindows
> Libraries can be run in Oracle Solaris 10 Zones"
> 
> I thought that the renumbering of zones was just that and not a
> rebranding with libraries ... in fact I was pretty certain that that
> was advised against.
> 
> does anyone know if we still have access to the old legacy drivers
> (not necessarily the old graphics drivers) ... in case we need to
> support legacy hardware in the future?
> 
> Jon
> 
> On 22 June 2011 02:06, Edward Martinez <crucat at aol.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> Upgraded to OI 151 things for OI are looking better with each release.:-)
>> I have a question, it appears Oracle has removed 32 bit hardware support for
>> the x86 CPU for solaris 11.  so if oracle
>> do release solaris code after solaris 11 is out, it will most likely only
>> for 64bit only. so my question is if
>> things do indeed go that way will OI continue 32bit support in future oi
>> releases or do 64bit only to hold some compatibility with solaris 11 or will
>> I have to toss out my Pentium m laptop along with other units.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>       Functionality:
>> 
>> 
>>   * 32-bit Kernel click here to expand or collapse
>> 
>>         Support for the 32-bit only x86 hardware has been removed. Support
>> for running 32-bit applications and libraries will continue
>> 
>> 
>> http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/systems/end-of-notices/eonsolaris11-392732.html
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