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nodger 04-14-2005 04:45 AM

FreeBSD 5.2 binaries not compatible with 4.1
 
I've compiled my program on FreeBSD 5.2 which I have at home but the binaries won't run on my server (which is 4.1) I get an error message like elfloader.so failed (or something). I've come to the conclusion that the 5.2 binaries use a later ELF format than the 4.1.

My question is: Is there any way of compiling a older binary format (4.1) on a newer version (5.2), or will I hae to get a hold of 4.1 and compile on that?

PS. I know I could compile it on my server but I don't want to because I'm paranoid about people stealing my code :)

reddazz 04-15-2005 02:12 PM

I am not much of a bsd guru, but isn't there a compatibility program on 5.x for 4.x or is it just to enable 4.x binaries to run on 5.x.

nodger 04-17-2005 10:08 AM

yes, there is backwards compatibility, but Im looking for something that will enable me to actually compile old binaries


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