In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> you wrote: > On Sep 25, 2005, at 9:32 PM, John S. Giltner, Jr. wrote: > > > ---------------------SNIP---------------------------- > > Yes, I know, but my point was that Linux was not free if you want to > > run IBM products on it and get support for the IBM products. > > > > You can download the required kernel mods and compile your own kernel. > > Select what packages you want to install and modify as needed to run > > on a zSeries box. However, all of the IBM products I have seen that > > are supported running on zLinux list specific distributions that are > > not free if you want support for the distribution. > > > >
> I will ask question here that I think is relevant. Did they use the C > compiler for writing it or what? I guess the followup question is which > C compiler (if thats what they used) to do kernal developement IBM's > Linux compiler (does that with Linux?). > I am just curious. > Since there are a few APARS (and PTFs) out there with the IBM C > compiler how do the LINUX people handle them, ie do they tell you you > must recompile the kernal . Linux is built with gcc. Dignus offers a z/Linux C compiler, but I've never heard that it could build the kernel. I don't know of an IBM C product that creates z/Linux executables. The z/OS compiler has some ASCII support, but that's a far leap from targetting an ASCII OS. > Ed -- Don Poitras - SAS Development - SAS Institute Inc. - SAS Campus Drive [EMAIL PROTECTED] (919) 531-5637 Cary, NC 27513 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
