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authorlevine <levine@ae88bc3d-4319-0410-8dbf-d08b4c9d3795>1998-06-17 02:25:06 +0000
committerlevine <levine@ae88bc3d-4319-0410-8dbf-d08b4c9d3795>1998-06-17 02:25:06 +0000
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@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ Note that shared libraries do not interact very well with
libThreads.a, and libSPIPE.a. This occurs since SunOS 4.x
does not support these features.<P>
-<LI> <B> AIX </B> <P>
+<LI><B>AIX</B>P>
The ACE port to AIX assumes that the user has installed the
AIX patch containing the dl*() APIs. To use these APIs, IBM
@@ -188,28 +188,22 @@ HREF="http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE_wrappers/ace/Makefile">Makefile</a>
ACE has been ported to <A
HREF="http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~cleeland/ace/">Linux</A> on both Intel
-and Alpha platforms. With glibc 2 distributions, such as RedHat 5.0,
-you'll need at least the following additions:<p>
-
- <ul>
- <li>egcs 1.0.2 or later
- <li>glibc-2.0.7-7 (from ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/gnu)
- </ul><p>
+and Alpha platforms. If you use a RedHat 5.x distribution, it's best
+to use RedHat 5.1. With RedHat 5.0, you'll need some <A
+HREF="os-patches/linux-patches.html">updates and possibly som
+patches</A> to get ACE working with LinuxThreads. Some of the patches
+are necessary with Alpha CPUs and with some older kernels. egcs 1.0.1
+can also be used, but it may need patches, described in the patches
+file, as well.<P>
<strong>NOTE:</strong>: Be careful when installing egcs. If
you don't remove your old gcc and libg++ RPMs, it's best to
install egcs in a different directory than /usr, such as /usr/local,
and set your PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH accordingly.<p>
-With some glibc-2.0.6 versions, you may need to apply some <A
-HREF="os-patches/linux-patches.html">patches</A> to get ACE working with
-LinuxThreads. Some of the patches are necessary with Alpha CPUs and
-with some older kernels. egcs 1.0.1 can also be used, but it
-may need patches, described in the patches file, as well.<P>
-
Some of the ACE tests fail on older, pre-glibc-2 Linux platforms.<p>
-<LI> <B> SCO UNIX </B><P>
+<LI><B>SCO UNIX</B><P>
ACE has been ported to SCO UNIX using the GNU g++ 2.7.2 compiler.
Arturo Montes &lt<A
@@ -218,7 +212,7 @@ maintains this code. In addition, he also maintains a version of <A
HREF="http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/ACE_wrappers/FSU-threads.ps.gz">FSU
pthreads</A>.<P>
-<LI> <B> SGI IRIX 5.x and 6.x </B> <P>
+<LI><B>SGI IRIX 5.x and 6.x</B><P>
ACE used to build fine using the SGI C++ and GNU GCC compilers for
IRIX 5.x.
@@ -245,7 +239,7 @@ HP sells 2 C++ compilers for HP-UX 10.x and 11.00. If you are using 9.x,
this platform at Riverace's
<A HREF="http://www.riverace.com/ACE/hints_hpux.html">HP-UX Hints</A>
page.
-
+
</UL>
<P>
@@ -592,7 +586,7 @@ one-button tests with Borland C++ Builder 3.0. This port has not
been completed yet, so basically you are on your own here. The
port was started by <A HREF="mailto:gonzo@ing.puc.cl">
Gonzalo A. Diethelm</A>, so contact him for any further directions.<P>
-
+
<EM>Note concerning MSVC 5.0 and Service Pack 3:</EM> There has been
confusion regarding MSVC 5 and its Service Pack 3. Some ACE
users have, in the past, had problems with SP3 that were not present in SP2.