Summary: sparcv9 binary on a sparcv8/v7

From: ltiu <ltiu_at_alumni.sfu.ca>
Date: Sat Mar 02 2002 - 11:03:15 EST
The straight answer is no. Backward compatibility is guaranteed but forward 
compatibility in not. Older software will run on newer platforms but not the 
other way around.

Thanks.

ltiu

On Friday 01 March 2002 22:26, ltiu wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I see Sun boasting on their website that Solaris 8 platform is binary
> compatible with all software ever(?) written for Solaris/SunOS.
>
> Does it work the other way around as well? Will binary code compiled on
> Solaris 8 on UltraSparc - sun4u ( 32-bit mode ) run on old(er) Sun hardware
> ( i.e. SparcStations - sun4c, sun4m ) running Solaris 2.5/2.6?
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> ltiu
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