On Tue, Dec 04, 2001 at 03:08:11PM +0200, Sinisa Milivojevic wrote: > Peschko, Edward writes: > > hey, > > > > I was wondering if you had any plans to port mysql to os-390, and the open > > edition environment there. I think it would be > > a really cool idea, considering that most shops that have a IBM mainframe > > are looking for ways to leverage it in the unix world without spending > > mega-bucks on IBM proprietary solutions like DB2.... > > > > Anyways, if you are interested in doing so, I'd be glad to help (with a > > os390 machine available) if you gave me technical support in doing so > > (pointers/what to change/how to test it/etc) > > > > Thanks much, > > > > Ed > > > > It would be very difficult, if not impossible, to do what you suggest. > > For the moment, there is a port of MySQL to Linux / S390.
Why? Its a unix platform - perl builds there, as does apache, as does gcc, as does msql (almost)... It has a libc, pthreading, quite a few things.. I think you are thinking of *MVS*, not *OMVS*. And like it or not, omvs has some advantages (right now) over linux on the mainframe, as a unix platform. For instance, OMVS is mainframe path aware, ie: you can say: cp "'//PATH.TO.MAINFRAME.FILE'" FILE and get access to the whole hierarchical file system on the mainframe. And hence, you could easily (if you wanted to) make a Mysql database out of existing mainframe files, with a lot less fuss... Ed --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
