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Re: IDL & Linux [message #5232] Sat, 28 October 1995 00:00
dave is currently offline  dave
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>>>> > " " == Anthony J Ferro <tferro@merlin.la.asu.edu> writes:
In article <46qspj$i7e@news.ccit.arizona.edu> tferro@merlin.la.asu.edu (Anthony J. Ferro) writes:



> I talked to Stern at a conference demo session (ADASS V)
> earlier this week and asked this question. It sounded like he
> personally hasn't worked with Linux much, but the gist was that
> the problems were more the fault of the OS rather than problems
> with IDL. Perhaps once ELF is more standard in Linux they will
> be able to provide this.

From speaking with the tech reps at RSI, it sounds as if the problem
was a lack of a dynamic linking standard for Linux. I was told that
callable IDL and dynamic linking will be supported when a mainstream
ELF distribution is available.

> I also asked about when Linux will get the "real" license
> manager, and he didn't know. Right now you must use the old
> genver type license, since the third party who does the IDL
> license manager hasn't ported to Linux yet.

I believe Caldera has announced a port of FlexLM, which is the IDL
licence manager. I don't know it's status.


David
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University of Texas Medical School Houston, Texas
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