[comp.sys.next] NeXT compatiblity with BSD 4.3??

visser@donald.cs.umn.edu (Lance Visser) (09/22/89)

While attempting to install software on a 0.9 cube, I
discovered that 2 BSD 4.3 system calls were missing:

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BRK(2)              UNIX Programmer's Manual               BRK(2)

NAME
     brk, sbrk - change data segment size

     The UNIX system calls brk and sbrk are not supported on the
     NeXT computer.
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How can the NeXT be considered BSD 4.3 compatible? What about software
requiring these calls? Are there workarounds?


Lance Visser              |          #include<crash.h>
visser@donald.cs.umn.edu  |          void main()
                          |          {
                          |             crash_system();
                          |             exit(0);
                          |          }
                                     

segmentation fault: