Re: AIX shared libraries

RoccoA(at)Routescape(dot)com ("Rocco Altier") writes:
>> Tom Lane wrote:
>> > Is it
>> > possible that the rules have changed across AIX versions,
>> > and that the code in there now is needful for older versions?
>>
>> I don't think that this behaviour has changed. I remember it from
>> AIX 4.3.2.
>>
> AIX 4.3 is the first version to support the -brtl. The current code is
> in place to mimic the behaviour of dlopen, etc, on the older platforms.
>
> I think we are at a point that we can stop maintaining AIX older than
> 4.3 if we want.

Version 5.1 is no longer being maintained by IBM; we were some
displeased when we heard when support offerings were expiring :-(.
Fortunately, we already had plans in place for a migration to 5.3.

I have to agree that even 4.3 is "really rather old" now.

Looking at IBM's "support lifecycle" list...
<http://www-306.ibm.com/software/info/supportlifecycle/list/a.html>

AIX version Available Support Withdrawn
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5.1 May 2001 April 2006
5.2 Oct 2002 Sept 2008
5.3 Aug 2004 unannounced, presumably late 2010...

I'd guess that 4.3 fell out of support in late 2004.
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