[Linux-abi-devel] [ANNOUNCE] Linux-ABI 2.4.14.0

[Christoph H. <hc...@ca...>]

The Linux-ABI 2.4.17.0 release for Linux 2.4.17 is now available.

Linux-ABI is a patch against the Linux Kernel to support running
binaries compiled for non-Linux operating systems.

The current release supports the follwoing operating systems:

	System V Release 3 (SVR3)
	System V Release 4 (SVR4)
	SCO Unix 3.x
	SCO Xenix 386
	SCO Xenix 286 (with userspace x286emul)
	SCO OpenDesktop
	SCO OpenServer
	SCO UnixWare 7/Caldera OpenUnix8
	Sun Solaris 2
	Wyse V/386
	ISC Interactive Unix

Currently only the Intel/i386 platform is supported.

The following changes have been made in this release:

  - update to kernel 2.4.17
  - rework/cleanup lcall7 syscall handling
  - make sure x.out sections aren't loaded into illegal areas
  - fix SVR4 mmap() to always assume post-SunOS4 behaviour

This release is available from ftp.kernel.org and it's mirrors:

	ftp.kernel.org:/pub/linux/kernel/people/hch/linux-abi/v2.4/linux-abi-2.4.17.0.patch.gz
	ftp.kernel.org:/pub/linux/kernel/people/hch/linux-abi/v2.4/linux-abi-2.4.17.0.patch.bz2