compatibilty with FreeBSD

[itsnammu]

i have an application written on FreeBSD
now i want to run that over Linux ..
is thier any problem ...
one of the responces i got said system call no.s should match
another one said if it is (FreeBSD) 0x80 then its not a problem..
i don't know all these technical terms ... just help me out
and tell me whether thier is any problem as such ...
and if it thier then what is it ...
do i need to install FreeBSD for sure
please help
URGENT
THANKS IN ADVANCE

 

[siberian]

It depends on how you wrote it, the language you used and what compiler you used.

GENERALLY SPEAKING

If you compiled with gcc it will run on linux just fine unless you used some super specific freebsd construct.

I've never had problems compiling generic C or C++ code on multiple platforms myself, one of the reasons I use UNIX.

So I think it will work, just try it though. Its simple enough.

 

[siberian]

Oh if its not a source based app you may have trouble. You'll have to try it to know for sure.

Linux->BSD, no problems
BSD->Linux, Many problems

Once again, it really depends on language and build options.

It really can not hurt to just try it.