SCO 6 (RE: FW: The grand finale)

[John Esak]

	That's good enough for me... maybe you should alert the list to this
explanation... Or maybe you shouldn't, you might sell more 5.6's if everyone
think they *need* it. :-)  Just kidding.

So, the way I'm reading your message. There is absolutely NO problem moving
a 5.0.14 license to a 6.0 box and dumping the old system of course. This is
great, I don't have to do the testing I was planning. Then when we upgrade
to 5.6, it will just work, too.  You should put this out on the list. Heck,
I'll cc it there.

Thanks,
John


> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Randall [mailto:wrandall at fptech.com]
> Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 9:50 AM
> To: john at valar.com
> Cc: Ken Brody
> Subject: Re: SCO 6 (RE: FW: The grand finale)
>
>
> John,
>
> I have tested all my scripts with the existing 5.0.14 compile and
> everything
> works just fine on OS 6.  The problem that we ran into was when
> we compiled
> our new 5.6 release on Unixware with the 64 bit I/O libraries the /bin/sh
> changed to the new behavior.  That was when the scripts broke
> down.  Hence
> the required fix in 5.6 to address the problem.
>
> All my testing of previous filePro versions worked without any need to
> change scripts and SYSTEM commands worked fine.  Ken may give you a more
> detailed technical explanation.  :)
>
> Bill
>
> > Yes, they run. The filePro programs we have tried, all work just fine.
> > However, I have not specifically tried excercising the SYSTEM command,
> > which
> > calls a different shell on 6.0 instead of /bin/sh. Even if you have the
> > SHELL environment variable set to /bin/sh, it still calls this
> other korn
> > type shell. What this will break in my system? I don't know. However, I
> > know
> > FP Technologies has built a new 6.0 set of programs to work around this.
> >
> > On the whole, I'm still planning to move to the 6.0 as soon as
> possible,
> > and
> > just deal with whatever other problems come up... None have been
> > debilitating to filePro in any way yet. But you will have to make some
> > small
> > adjustments. For example, some comapnies are simply not going to make
> > drivers for SCO 6. "Not ever." Exact words from an executive at
> Multitech.
> > This particular driver is for our multi-fax board... something
> which cost
> > $795 and is now useless to us. Digiboard says they *will* be making
> > drivers
> > for their multi-modem cards. We'll just have to wait.
> >
> > I won't/can't tell you that SCO 6 is a drop-in situation... though it
> > realy
> > should be... and may be for you.
> >
> > John Esak
> >
> >
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