Asri-unix.1297 net.unix-wizards utzoo!decvax!cca!JONES@RADC-TOPS20@sri-unix Fri Apr 23 11:40:30 1982 PWB-Version6 Compatibility I have a question concerning the compatibility of PWB and Bell Version 6 UNIX programs. We are trying to bring up (on our PDP-11/45 Bell Version 6 system) a large multi-overlay-module software program that was written on a PDP-11/45 PWB system. Of the nine load modules we were given, only two appear to function on our system. I have recompiled the source code to turn on the debugging statements. I had to use the pcc compiler on our BBN Version 6 system because of things such as hexdecimal numbers and nested includes which the Bell Version 6 cc compiler cannot handle. The debugging version modules don't work any better and don't give me any clue (that I can see) as to why some modules won't be "execl"-ed. One module, the ELS Keychain data management system, was written in Fortran, for which we do not have a compiler so as to turn on the debugging. My question is this: Is there any reason why PWB-compiled code and/or pcc-compiled code will not run on a Bell Version 6 kernel? Any insight into PWB/Bell Version 6/phototypesetter incompatibilities would be greatly appreciated. Emilie Jones Siarkiewicz Rome Air Development Center, Griffiss AFB NY jones at radc-20 ------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.