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diff --git a/share/man/man4/man4.alpha/osf1.4 b/share/man/man4/man4.alpha/osf1.4 deleted file mode 100644 index 38a75cf..0000000 --- a/share/man/man4/man4.alpha/osf1.4 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,95 +0,0 @@ -.\" Copyright (c) 2000 Sheldon Hearn -.\" All rights reserved. -.\" -.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without -.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions -.\" are met: -.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright -.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. -.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright -.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the -.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. -.\" -.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND -.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE -.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE -.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE -.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL -.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS -.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) -.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT -.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY -.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF -.\" SUCH DAMAGE. -.\" -.\" $FreeBSD$ -.\" -.Dd November 13, 2000 -.Dt OSF/1 4 Alpha -.Os -.Sh NAME -.Nm osf1 -.Nd OSF/1 ABI support -.Sh SYNOPSIS -To link OSF/1 ABI support into the kernel: -.Cd "options COMPAT_OSF1" -.Pp -To load the OSF/1 ABI support kernel module: -.Dl kldload osf1 -.Sh DESCRIPTION -The -.Nm -module provides limited -alpha OSF/1 (also known as Digital UNIX, later known as Tru64 UNIX) -ABI (application binary interface) -compatibility for userland applications. -The module provides the following significant facilities: -.Bl -bullet -.It -An image activator -for ecoff executable images -.It -Special signal handling for activated images -.It -OSF/1 to native system call translation -.El -.Pp -It is important to note that the OSF/1 ABI support -it not provided through an emulator. -Rather, a true (albeit limited) ABI implementation is provided. -.Pp -The -.Nm -module can be loaded as required. -The following command will load the module -if it is not already loaded as a module: -.Bd -literal -offset indent -if ! kldstat -v | grep -E osf1_ecoff > /dev/null; then - kldload osf1 > /dev/null 2>&1 -fi -.Ed -.Pp -Note that dynamically linked OSF/1 executables -will require a suitable environment in -.Pa /compat/osf1 . -.Pp -For information on loading the -.Nm -kernel loadable module automatically on system startup, -see -.Xr rc.conf 5 . -.Sh FILES -.Bl -tag -width /compat/osf1 -compact -.It Pa /compat/osf1 -minimal OSF1 run-time environment -.El -.Sh HISTORY -OSF/1 ABI support first appeared in -.Fx 4.0 . -.Sh BUGS -We cannot run OSF/1 applications which rely on the -.Xr pthread 3 -API, such as the JDK. -OSF/1's pthreads library uses Mach system calls. -Mach system calls would be very difficult to support in -.Fx . |