Linux question

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Fri, Jul 02, 2004 at 08:38:29PM -0400, Kenneth Brody wrote:
> David Johnson wrote:
> > I have run Filepro 4.8 (the Linux port) for four years on Redhat 6.2.
> > I am replacing that computer and have put Redhat 9 on the new one.
> > Filepro 4.8 installs, and   p    and    runmenu   work as usual. But
> > attempts to run any of the other programs get only a blink from the menu
> > and it returns to that same selection.
> > 
> > Using    strace    we can pick out the error message    "segmentation fault"
> > Any words of wisdom?
> 
> Yes.  RH9 broke compatibility with older binaries.  Unless there is some
> fix to RH9 itself, the only solution is to get new filePro programs, or
> go back to RH8 or earlier.

Is there any chance -- any chance at all, Ken -- that you could recap
precisely what it was that caused the problem, so that those who wish to
evaluate the practicality of deploying on other distributions can
figure out for themselves what is likely to work, and what is not?

Cheers,
-- jra
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