Re: SCO OpenServer

[Tim Rice]

On Wed, 26 Jun 2024, Bruno Haible wrote:

> Tim Rice wrote:
> > OpenServer 5 uses 'unsigned short'.
> > ...
> > tim@timosr5d 6% egrep 'gid_t|uid_t' /usr/include/sys/types.h
> > typedef unsigned short  uid_t;
> > typedef unsigned short  gid_t;
> > ...
> > 
> > Still a current product.
> 
> SCO OpenServer 5 is not supported by Gnulib [1].

Not surprising. It's a pain to work with.

> Adding support for SCO OpenServer 5 to any Gnulib module would make no

This was more for reference than asking to add for support for OpenServer 5.
Many modules already support OpenServer 5 and if I need changes I'll
provide patches.
Just please do not remove any bits related to OpenServer 5 until
Xinuos announces it is EOL.

> sense, since SCO OpenServer 5 is a museum system, as you can see

True, old. Sadly people still insist on using them to run their company.

>   - from the hardware system requirements [2]:
>     USB 3 not supported, screen widths of 1920 not supported, etc.
>   - from the software list [3]: Java 1.3.1 (out of support since 2006).

Historical links, but you are right, for current hardware one would
need to load VMware or something that runs VirtualBox.

> So, Collin, no need to revise your second patch.

Agreed.

> Bruno
> 
> [1] 
> https://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/manual/html_node/Supported-Platforms.html
> [2] https://www.sco.com/products/openserver507/System_Requirements.html
> [3] https://www.sco.com/products/openserver507/
> [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_version_history
> 

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