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DeveloperNet Newsletter 2006-08-03

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SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 for Developers

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SLES 9 To SLES 10 Differences For Developers

SLES 10 is application compatible with SLES 9 with the following differences:

  • If you are using Linux Threads or have a dependency on another program which uses it (such as Java 1.3.1), Linux Thread support was deprecated in Glibc. NPTL is the only supported thread model.
  • If you are using Kerberos, SLES 10 is now using MIT Kerberos.
  • If you have a Linux Kernel Module, it must be recompiled to use the newer 2.6.16_SUSE kernel.
  • If you depend on Apache, PHP, MySQL or PostgreSQL as delivered in SLES 9, there are major version upgrades that might introduce incompatibilities.
  • If you depend on NFS, SLES 10 NFS includes new version 4 support and structural changes that might affect or offer opportunities to improve your application. NFS 3 and NFS 2 is still provided for compatibility reasons. NFS 3 is still the predominant version being used.

For more information, visit our Porting and Migration Resource Page.

SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SDK

SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 Software Development Kit (SDK 10) is a comprehensive development tool kit that is designed to provide developers with the tools that are necessary to create applications for SUSE Linux Enterprise 10. This SDK is to be used with both SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10.

SLE 10 SDK has multi-platform capabilities to ensure that nearly all tools are available on every hardware platform that is supported by SUSE Linux Enterprise. It features several integrated development environments (IDEs), support for programming languages (including C, C++, C#, Java, Perl, Python, Ruby, and PHP), as well as additional development tools such as debuggers and graphic design programs. To access the SLE 10 SDK, go here.


News

Novell Delivers Next-Generation Platform For the Open Enterprise

Novell today announced the worldwide availability of SUSEĀ® Linux Enterprise 10, the next-generation platform for the open enterprise. SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 includes SUSE Linux Enterprise Server and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop, providing a secure and reliable foundation for enterprise computing from the desktop to the data center. For more information, go here.

openSUSE Build Service Becomes Productive

The openSUSE Build Service provides an infrastructure for the open development of future SUSE Linux-based distributions. It gives software developers a Web interface with which to release and publish their software easily and quickly for a broad user audience. Our service provides a complete distribution development platform to create your own Linux distribution based on SUSE Linux. Packages can be built for SUSE Linux on various architectures. For more information, go here.

REAL Software Ships REAL SQL Server

REAL SQL Server is a multi-user database server that's based on the public domain SQLite database engine. REAL SQL Server provides REALbasic users the ability to create secure, robust database applications more quickly and efficiently than any other database server. Designed for use with REALbasic 2006 or later, more information, including a list of the major features for REAL SQL Server, can be found at www.realsoftware.com/products/realsqlserver. For more information, go here.


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