Charles Wright <charles at asc.edu> wrote:

> I just compiled rsync as 64 bit, the 3.0 series has a smaller memory foot 
> print.
> It appears to work fine.
>
> I'm confused by what you mean when you say
> "Most Solaris user space applications are not 64 bit clean"
>
> Could you please explain that?   I'm new to solaris...

Programs in /sbin/ /usr/bin /usr/sbin, .... may dump core or are unable to
call sub processes in case you compile and run them as 64 bit variants.

J?rg

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