From: ric@updike.sri.com (Richard Steinberger)
Newsgroups: news.software.nn,news.software.nntp,comp.unix.solaris,comp.windows.x,comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Solaris SW list: More program info needed
Date: 16 Oct 92 16:15:42 GMT
Followup-To: news.software.nn
Organization: sri
Originator: ric@updike


        I have started maintaining a list of software that currently runs,
or people would like to see run, under SUN's SOLARIS 2.x.  I will
append to this posting the information I have.  I am particularily
interested in hearing if anyone has ported any of the following
programs:

newsreading SW:  nn rn nntp cnews/rnews

communication:   kermit

SW development:  nihcl

network & adm:   perl tcpdump top traceroute

windows:         xarchie xlock xperfmon xntp motif

[If you have ported any of the above, please look at the list below and
send me information similar to what is presented.]

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Solaris SW list.  Maintained by ric@updike.sri.com.  Ric Steinberger.

Last updated: 10/05/92

Solaris 2.x compatibility information.  Here is an attempt to provide
some information about SW that may run under SUN's Solaris 2.x OS.
For now (9/92), feel free to send additional information regarding other
tools that you would like to see included.  If possible, include details
as to whether that product runs under 2.x [include x].  This list is
now available via anonymous FTP from updike.sri.com.
Please send suggestions to: ric@updike.sri.com.

Please use archie or other database to find out where these tools reside.
Most of the GNU programs are on prep.ai.mit.edu.  Many X11 programs
are on export.lcs.mit.edu.  pit-manager.mit.edu is a source for many
other programs.  So is ftp.uu.net.

I will only list a site if a "customized" 2.x-compatible version or
patches exist there.  [I would prefer not to get in the business of
listing distribution sites, as they tend to be very voluable entities.]

Note: Unless otherwise indicated, "builds" means compiles using SUN-supplied
compilers.  

IMPORTANT: If you have built a tool/utility listed here and you needed to
apply one or more patches, PLEASE contact the code's author so that
he/she may examine you efforts and incorporate them into the next release.
This will help everyone.  "HELP SAVE THE WORLD." - Larry Wall.

CAVEAT: The listing of a program/product below does NOT mean that I have
personally compiled or tested it.  The information in this list is
supplied to me by users like yourself.  I will attempt to keep this
list accurate and reasonably up to date, but I depend on YOU to help me
do this.  If you see something that is incomplete or inaccurate, please
try to obtain correct information and then contact me.


Status Codes:

1 Current distribution builds under Solaris 2.0
2 Current distribution builds with patches.  [See comments]
  [Most people who claimed that they we able to get XXX to build with
   only a "few" patches have generally been optimistic about others
   ability to do the same.  However this is not necessarily the case.]
3 Current distribution doesn't build yet.
4 Partial build. [See comments]
5 Cygnus distribution includes this.  See vendor/cygnus dir on ftp.uu.net.
6 Binary available.  Binaries have been posted to some sites known
  by archie and other databases.  It is clearly more desirable to have
  the source build properly, especially for tools that depend on
  significant selection of options prior to a build.
7 Compiles under 4.x compatibility mode.
8 Current distribution builds under Solaris 2.0 using gcc.

Patch distributors:

P1	davy@ecn.purdue.edu

Comment Codes:

Pn  Patches available.  See patch distributors.
 1  Use gcc (cygnus gcc from ftp.uu.net)


Product              Version             Status          Comment

amd (berkeley)
archie                                    2               P1. Minor BSD/SVRV
                                                          problems
bash                  1.12                1,6               1 
bison
byacc                                     5
cnews/rnews
contool
cvs                   1.3                 1
diff pgms             2.0                 1
dig                   2.0                 2                Minor BSD/SYSV
                                                           problems
dvips                 5.47                8                Define SYSV in
                                                           makefile
eispack
elm                   2.3P11              2
emacs                                     6
epoch                 4.2                 1
fileutils             3.3                 1                 1
flex                                      5
ftptool
gawk
gcc                   2.2.2               5,6
gdb                   4.6                 5
ghostscript           2.5.1               1
ghostview                                 1
gopher
gprof					  5
grep 
INN
jove                  4.14.7              2                 P1
kermit
lapack
less                  177                 8
linpack
log_tcp 
make                  3.62.16+            1
Metafont              2.7                 8
MH                    6.7.2               2                 P1
MicroEmacs            3.11a               8
Mtools
nihcl
nn 
NNTP
patch                 2.0.12.u8           5,8
perl 
pine
ping (post BSD)                           1
POP
rc                   1.4                  1
rcs                                       1
rn
shellutils           1.7                  1                 1
tar                  1.10                 1                 1
tcl
tcpdump
tcsh                                      6
TeX/LaTeX            3.14                 8
textutils            1.3                  1                 1
tgrind
top
traceroute 
WAIS
X11R4
X11R5 p1 17                              2,4                clients & libs
                                                            only. No server.
                                                            P1
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Various contributed X11 clients [R4.18 and/or R5.patch_level]

pbmplus
xarchie
xdvi                 patch15              2                 needs bzero and
                                                            bcopy .o files.
xfig                2.1.4                 2                 Minor BSD/SYSV
                                                            problems
xli
xlock
xntp 
xperfmon
xpipeman            X11R5 contrib         2,7
xpostit              3.1                  2
xrn                  6.17                 2
xtetris             X11R5 contrib         2                Minor stuff
xtroff              X11R5 contrib         1
xv                   2.21                 2,7,8
xview                3.0.1
xvnews               2.2                  2

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SW from SUN that runs under Solaris 2.0:

[Note: It will be *impossible* to make this a complete list.  I will try
 to include the most "popular" software.  ]

??? indicates that someone would like to know if it is available.  Perhaps
someone from SUN could help.

cc
CC (c++)
Developers Guide
fortran
NewsPrint         ???
ShowMe 1.0
Sunlink FDDI
Sunlink X25
SunNet Manager
SUN PC

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The list of "Other Commercial" is definitely going to be incomplete.  I will
try to include the more popular 3rd party software products.  If a "?"
appears, it means I have no information as to whether this product runs
under Solaris 2.x.  Feel free to contact the vendor and relay any information
back to me.


Other Commercial:              Runs under Solaris 2.x (Y/N/?)

Adobe Transcript      3.1      Need to build from source
AFS					?
Alsys Ada				?
Asterix					?
Aviator					?
BRS-Search				Y
Codeview/Objectview			?
Disspla					?
Empress					?
FrameMaker 3.1A				Y  (minor mods reqd.)
                                        Other reports say No.
FourGen accounting			Y
IDE (Software thru Pictures)            Y
ie (X11 text editor)			Y
IMSL					?
Informix				Y  (SE and RDS)
Ingres					Y
Interleaf 5                             ?
Island WPD				Y
Island Presents				Y
Maple					?
Mathematica 				?
Matlab 					?
Motif 					?
Oracle					Y
ParcPlace Smalltalk			?
PV-WAVE					Y	
QMS/Imagen printer SW			?
RSX					?
Sybase					?
Teamwork				?
Topic					?
Tuxedo					?	
UIM/X					?
WDSF					?
Word Perfect                            N
TMI Parallel Driver			?
Xmath 					?

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Final notes:

Cygnus offers commercial support for much of the GNU software.
Their phone number is: 415 322 3811.  I am not a Cygnus employee.]

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