Here's the summary of the answers I got to my request in comp.sys.sun.apps
with the subject: "Which Motif to buy for SunOS 4.1.3?".
My conclusion: Buy it from IXI. They even sell it to Sun.
Thanks again to all who sent me a reply -- Tom
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>From don@mars.dgrc.doc.ca Ukn Sep 20 18:53:25 1993
>From what I understand, Sun has purchased the Motif implementation from IXI.
So, ... I would recommned getting the the motif software for 4.1.3 from IXI.
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>From chris.harris@dps.co.uk Ukn Sep 20 20:34:13 1993
> 1.) Which Motif implementation for the Suns should we buy? Are we going to
> have any problems when our customer decides to buy a different Motif
> implementation?
We've used IXI's Motif to successfully port an application from SGI to Sun.
Their phone number is 44 223 236555. Other Motif on Sun vendors include
Quest and DEC.
> 2.) Suppose I statically link my app with the Motif libs: What else do I
> need to run it on Sun without Motif installed?
>
Nothing
> 3.) Suppose our customer decides for a different Motif implementation: Would
> the app. linked to the shared libs. still work? Would a statically
> linked app work in that case?
>
Different shared libraries could cause problems. Statically linked
libraries are safer and also avoid OSF licensing issues if your customer
doesn't buy Motif.
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>From mark@drd.com Ukn Sep 24 15:54:32 1993
In article <27kgpaINNmgk@fstgds15.tu-graz.ac.at> you write:
>1.) Which Motif implementation for the Suns should we buy? Are we going to
> have any problems when our customer decides to buy a different Motif
> implementation?
if you use shared libs, you can (and will) get bitten by shared lib rev.
level mismatches. Make sure you use the same vendor that your customer
will use. Common vendor choices are: ICS, IXI and Bluestone.
>2.) Suppose I statically link my app with the Motif libs: What else do I
> need to run it on Sun without Motif installed?
nothing, but those apps are gonna be huge.
>3.) Suppose our customer decides for a different Motif implementation: Would
> the app. linked to the shared libs. still work? Would a statically
> linked app work in that case?
answered in 1), I think. A strategy that you can take is to supply your
own set of shared libs in your app installation hierarchy and set the
LD_LIBRARY_PATH in a wrapper shell script that invokes your app.
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