acedb for linux error

[Uwe Baumert]

In article <eisenman-ya02408000R0212971514410001 at news.umbc.edu>,
eisenman at umbc.edu (David M. Eisenmann) wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I have Linux running on a PowerMac (mklinux) and I recently installed Acedb
> 4.5 from bin.linux.4_5e.tar.Z.  The install went OK, but I get the
> following message when I type 'acedb'
> 
> /usr/acedb/bin/xace:  Exec format error.  Wrong Architecture.
> 
> My default shell is bash, but I got the same error message when I changed
> it to csh.  Can somebody please let me know what is wrong here?  Thanks,
> 
> Dave Eisenmann
> eisenman at umbc.edu

Hi,

the binary distribution of AceDB for linux is for intel i386 and higher. I
do not know if somebody else has build a mklinux binary for the PowerMac.
I think you have to build it on your own.

Uwe Baumert

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