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Applixware 1999 binaries Running On FreeBSD-6.1 (2006)

A "How To" by http://www.berklix.com/~jhs/txt/applix/

By Julian H. Stacey

• A FreeBSD-4.11 (release) system running Applixware was used as reference & to grab working FreeBSD libraries from.
• A FreeBSD-6.1 (release) system was loaded with an Applixware CDROM.
• The Applixware CDROM is labelled "Applixware Office for FreeBSD" "November 1999". "Copyright 1999 Walnut Creek CDROM". It's not a normal FreeBSD cdrom with public source code, but a commercial cdrom with proprietary commercial binaries. Whether Applix still has any interest in this old product I wouldn't know.
• The 4.11 & 6.1 hosts have an NFS shared directory of ~/src/applix/..
• kit/ (off line) The tree of extras I copied across from 4.11 (Only on localhost, Not on Internet)
  (Individual files are not yet uuencoded, but should be, entabers I periodicaly may use in my web tree.
• The whole lot wrapped as kit.tgz.uu (off line) before any entabbers could corrupt anything.
• Maybe not all files that are needed are here though ? As I only got the application to start in graphical mode, & didn't actually use it after.
• Maybe some files are here that are superfluos.
• Whatever, this kit allows it to work.
• Why did I do it ? For someone somewhat used to Applixware, who I will probably migrate to eg OpenOffice or Kword (source code :-) later.

  Now It Works, What To Do Next

  I need to discuss this with FreeBSD lists, then see if we should put in some compat libs back into src/ or make a port , or what ? Let webmaster@applix.com know it works

  DETAIL - What To Do & What you will see

  6.1 HOST

  ./install
  /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object "libg++.so.4" not found, required by "install"

  4.11 HOST

  locate libg++.so.4 | sort | grep -v /usr/obj | grep -v /usr/usr/ > ~/src/applix/../tmp/j
  ls -l `cat ~/src/applix/../tmp/j`
  -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 301714 Jun 20 23:21 /usr/lib/compat/libg++.so.4
  -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 301090 Nov 13 2003 /usr/local/lib/compat/libg++.so.4
  -rw-r--r-- 1 jhs staff 153095 May 8 1999 /usr/src/lib/compat/compat22/libg++.so.4.0.gz.uu
  -rw-r--r-- 1 jhs staff 161871 Nov 10 2002 /usr/src/lib/compat/compat3x.i386/libg++.so.4.gz.uu

  4.11 HOST

  tar cf - `cat ~/src/applix/../tmp/j` | ( cd ~/src/applix && tar xf - )

  6.1 HOST

  ls -l $i `cat ~/src/applix/../tmp/j`
  echo None of those files are on 6.1, so copy in.
  ( cd ~/src/applix && gtar cf - . ) | ( cd / && gtar xf - )
  ./install
  /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object "libstdc++.so.2" not found, required by "install"

  4.11 HOST ~

  locate libstdc++.so.2 | sort | grep -v /usr/obj | grep -v /usr/usr/ > ~/src/applix/../tmp/j
  ls -l `cat ~/src/applix/../tmp/j`
  lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 19 May 27 2002 /usr/compat/linux/usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib/libstdc++.so.27@ -> libstdc++.so.27.1.4
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 841780 Apr 16 1999 /usr/compat/linux/usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib/libstdc++.so.27.1.4*
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 20 Nov 29 2003 /usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.7.2@ -> libstdc++.so.2.7.2.8
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1025339 Apr 3 2001 /usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.7.2.8*
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 18 Nov 29 2003 /usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.8@ -> libstdc++.so.2.8.0
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 375773 Apr 3 2001 /usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.8.0*
  lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 22 Nov 29 2003 /usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.9@ -> libstdc++.so.2.9.dummy
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 5428 Apr 3 2001 /usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.9.dummy*
  -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 275322 Jun 20 23:21 /usr/lib/compat/libstdc++.so.2
  -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 274986 Nov 13 2003 /usr/local/lib/compat/libstdc++.so.2
  -rw-r--r-- 1 jhs staff 116688 May 8 1999 /usr/src/lib/compat/compat22/libstdc++.so.2.0.gz.uu
  -rw-r--r-- 1 jhs staff 122653 Nov 10 2002 /usr/src/lib/compat/compat3x.i386/libstdc++.so.2.gz.uu
  (cd / ; tar cf - `cat ~/src/applix/../tmp/j` | ( cd ~/src/applix && tar xf - )

  6.1 HOST

  ls -l `cat ~/src/applix/../tmp/j`
  ls: /usr/compat/linux/usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib/libstdc++.so.27: No such file or directory
  ls: /usr/compat/linux/usr/i486-linux-libc5/lib/libstdc++.so.27.1.4: No such file or directory
  ls: /usr/lib/compat/libstdc++.so.2: No such file or directory
  ls: /usr/local/lib/compat/libstdc++.so.2: No such file or directory
  ls: /usr/src/lib/compat/compat22/libstdc++.so.2.0.gz.uu: No such file or directory
  ls: /usr/src/lib/compat/compat3x.i386/libstdc++.so.2.gz.uu: No such file or directory
  lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 20 Feb 23 2006 /usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.7.2@ -> libstdc++.so.2.7.2.8
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 1025344 May 30 2002 /usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.7.2.8*
  lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 18 Feb 23 2006 /usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.8@ -> libstdc++.so.2.8.0
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 375776 May 30 2002 /usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.8.0*
  lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 22 Feb 23 2006 /usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.9@ -> libstdc++.so.2.9.dummy
  -rwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 5428 May 30 2002 /usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.9.dummy*
  cd ~/src/applix ; foreach i (
  usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.7.2 \
  usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.7.2.8 \
  usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.8 \
  usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.8.0 \
  usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.9 \
  usr/compat/linux/usr/lib/libstdc++.so.2.9.dummy \
  )
  mv $i $i.MOVED
  end

  6.1 HOST

  (cd ~/src/applix && gtar cf - . ) | ( cd / && gtar xf - )
  ./install
  /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object "libm.so.2" not found, required by "install"

  4.11 HOST

  locate libm.so.2| sort | grep -v /usr/obj | grep -v /usr/usr/ > ~/src/applix/../tmp/j
  ls -l `cat ~/src/applix/../tmp/j`
  -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 117856 Jun 20 23:21 /usr/lib/libm.so.2
  -rw-r--r-- 1 jhs staff 62905 May 8 1999 /usr/src/lib/compat/compat22/libm.so.2.0.gz.uu
  tar cf - `cat ~/src/applix/../tmp/j` | ( cd ~/src/applix && tar xf - )

  6.1 HOST

  ls -l `cat ~/src/applix/../tmp/j`
  ls: /usr/lib/libm.so.2: No such file or directory
  ls: /usr/src/lib/compat/compat22/libm.so.2.0.gz.uu: No such file or directory
  cd ~/src/applix ; gtar cf - `cat ~/src/applix/../tmp/j` | ( cd / && gtar xf - )
  cd /cdrom ; ./install
  /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object "libc.so.3" not found, required by "install"

  4.11 HOST

  locate libc.so.3 | sort | grep -v /usr/obj | grep -v /usr/usr/ > ~/src/applix/../tmp/j
  ls -l `cat ~/src/applix/../tmp/j`
  -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 522106 Jun 20 23:21 /usr/lib/compat/libc.so.3
  -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 522106 Nov 13 2003 /usr/local/lib/compat/libc.so.3
  -rw-r--r-- 1 jhs staff 260695 Aug 4 2002 /usr/src/lib/compat/compat22/libc.so.3.1.bz2.uu
  -rw-r--r-- 1 jhs staff 337969 Nov 10 2002 /usr/src/lib/compat/compat3x.i386/libc.so.3.gz.uu
  tar cf - `cat ~/src/applix/../tmp/j` | ( cd ~/src/applix && tar xf - )
  

  6.1 HOST

  ls -l `cat ~/src/applix/../tmp/j`
  ls: /usr/lib/compat/libc.so.3: No such file or directory
  ls: /usr/local/lib/compat/libc.so.3: No such file or directory
  ls: /usr/src/lib/compat/compat22/libc.so.3.1.bz2.uu: No such file or directory
  ls: /usr/src/lib/compat/compat3x.i386/libc.so.3.gz.uu: No such file or directory
  cd ~/src/applix ; gtar cf - . | ( cd / && gtar xf - )
  cd /cdrom ; ./install
  The Applixware software has been installed.
  To start Applixware, type:

  /opt/applix/applix
  /opt/applix/builder
  /opt/applix/applix
  /usr/libexec/ld-elf.so.1: Shared object "libgnuregex.so.2" not found, required by "libfontfs.so"
  /usr1/opt/applix/axdata/axmain: Operation not permitted

  4.11 HOST

  locate libgnuregex.so.2 | sort | grep -v /usr/obj | grep -v /usr/usr/ > ~/src/applix/../tmp/j
  ls -l `cat ~/src/applix/../tmp/j`
  -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel 27632 Jun 20 23:22 /usr/lib/libgnuregex.so.2
  -rw-r--r-- 1 jhs staff 15444 May 8 1999 /usr/src/lib/compat/compat22/libgnuregex.so.2.0.gz.uu
  locate libgnuregex.so.2 | sort | grep -v /usr/obj | grep -v /usr/usr/ > ~/src/applix/../tmp/j
  tar cf - `cat ~/src/applix/../tmp/j` | ( cd ~/src/applix && tar xf - )

  6.1 HOST

  ls -l `cat ~/src/applix/../tmp/j`
  echo None of those files are on 6.1, so copy in.
  cd ~/src/applix ; gtar cf - . | ( cd / && gtar xf - )
  /opt/applix/applix
  cd /etc/rc.d ; ./ldconfig restart
  rehash ; applix
  echo "Works OK, Suucess !