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If you are setting up a new workstation, all software may be preloaded for you with the Instant Ignition option and you need simply verify this. If, however, you did not order Instant Ignition, then you will need to install the PEX filesets from the HP-UX Developer's Toolkit.

Special Considerations for the HP-UX 10.0 Release

HP-UX 10.0 is the first release of HP-UX to support the UNIX V.4 file system. Functionality-wise, little has changed; mostly just the file system organization.

Special Consideration for the HP-UX 9.0X Releases

You should consider the following information before you run an older HP-UX 9.0x release, such as an 9.01/9.03/9.05 PEX application on a more recent HP-UX 9.0x system, such as an HP-UX 9.07 system; before you run a more recent HP-UX 9.0x PEX application on a later HP-UX system; or before you run a more recent HP-UX X Windows application on an older HP-UX system.

HP-UX and Older HP PEX Applications Running on a More Recent HP-UX 9.07 System

The following issue should be considered before you run an HP-UX 9.01, 9.03, or 9.05 HP PEX application on an HP-UX 9.07 system.

  • If your PEX application was created prior to the HP-UX 9.03 release, the application may exercise new paths through its source when using the TrueColor visual. To avoid compatibility problems, an environment variable has been included in X Windows for the HP-UX 9.03 and 9.05 release only. The name of the environment variable is:

    HP_SUPPRESS_TRUECOLOR_VISUAL

    This environment variable turns off the TrueColor visual.

HP-UX New HP PEX Applications Running on Older HP-UX Systems

The following list of items should be considered before you run a new HP-UX 9.07 HP PEX application on an older HP-UX system, for example, 9.03.

  • If you create an HP-UX 9.05 or 9.07 HP PEX application that uses the Multi-Buffered X extension (MBX) and try to run it on an HP-UX 9.01 or 9.03 system, the application will not work. MBX is supported on HP-UX 9.05 or later systems.

  • If your HP-UX 9.07 PEX application was compiled using archived libraries it will require the HP-UX or 9.07 X server when executing in the direct hardware access (DHA) mode (that is, rendering in a local window on the same system as the application). The HP-UX 9.07 X server is required because of graphics' dependencies on the HP-UX 9.07 X server.

  • If your HP-UX 9.05 or 9.07 PEX application links libXext.l, it will not run on an HP-UX 9.01 or 9.03 system because this library is not available on either of these systems. To get the application to work on these systems, you need to explicitly re-link your application using the archive library libXext.a.

HP-UX 9.05 or 9.07 X Windows Applications Running on HP-UX 9.01 or 9.03

The following list of items should be considered before you run an HP-UX 9.05 or 9.07 X Windows application on an HP-UX 9.01 or 9.03 system.

  • If you create an HP-UX 9.05 or 9.07 X Windows application that uses the Multi-Buffered X extension (MBX) and try to run it on an HP-UX 9.01 or 9.03 system, the application will not work.

  • If your HP-UX 9.05 or 9.07 X Windows application links libXext.l, it will not run on an HP-UX 9.01 or 9.03 system because this library is not available on either of these systems. To get the application to work on these systems, you need to explicitly re-link your application using the archive library libXext.a.



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