x86emulationsolarisendiannesssparc

Can Solaris x86 run old applications that were compiled for Solaris Sparc?


Is the x86 edition able to run old apps? Does it take care of all endianness stuff?

Please don't send me to Google :) I honestly tried and was not able to find a solid answer with some references.


Solution

  • No, you can't. You must use an emulator like QuickTransit or qemu to do that

    You can find more information on Google with the appropriate keywords:

    If you have the source code it'll be easier and far more performant to do a recompile to the target platform. You can read