topic Re: Where to find software? in Operating System - HP-UX

Where to find software?

Mike_305 — Sun, 03 Oct 2004 14:01:01 GMT

Hi,

I am looking for following software for one of the developer. I have looked this on "software.hp.com" and I can't find it.

If any one know where to download this software and is their any issue with loading on to HP9000 running HP-UX 11i - ver 1.6?

The list is from swlist.

Thanks,

Mike

binutils 2.11.2 binutils
expect 5.38 expect
gcc 3.0.1 gcc
gettext 0.10.38 gettext
glib 1.2.10 glib
gtk+ 1.2.10 gtk+
gzip 1.3.3 gzip
libiconv 1.7 libiconv
ncurses 5.2 ncurses
ne 1.19 ne
nedit 5.3 nedit
openssh 3.0p1 openssh
python 2.2.1 python
tar 1.13.25 tar
tcl 8.3.4 tcl
unzip 5.50 unzip
vim 6.1 vim
zlib 1.1.3 zlib

Re: Where to find software?

Zygmunt Krawczyk — Sun, 03 Oct 2004 14:22:18 GMT

Hi,

all of the listed software you can find in

Software Porting And Archive Centre for HP-UX
http://hpux.cs.utah.edu/

gcc and binutils are available from HP also:
http://h21007.www2.hp.com/dspp/tech/tech_TechSoftwareDetailPage_IDX/1,1703,547,00.html

Regarding the following software I recommend use of official HP bundles:

openssh (HP-UX Secure Shell)
http://www.software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=T1471AA

gtk+
http://www.software.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=B6848BA

Finally, I recommend upgrade the OS to HP-UX 11i v2 (11.23). Most new middleware software from HP is prepared for this version (not for 11i v1.6).

Regards,
Zygmunt

Re: Where to find software?

Steven E. Protter — Sun, 03 Oct 2004 16:45:29 GMT

This site is a bit more reliable than the utah site.

http://hpux.connect.org.uk/

HP does have the Internet Expresss Bundle at software.hp.com that includes many but not all of what you require.

SEP

Re: Where to find software?

H.Merijn Brand (procura — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 01:16:25 GMT

All good remarks from the previous two answers aside, there are several rather old requests in your list

For gcc on HP-UX, you should at least go for 3.0.4, but I'd say go for 3.4.2. Real HP support only was added in 3.0.4. Binutils is now at level 2.15.90

openssh 3.0 has many security vulnarabilities. current version today is 3.9p1

that tar version is ok, but it is still noted as an unstable release. 1.14 is out now, and it's marked stable

unzip is now at 5.51, and vim at 6.3

gettext and libiconv are only needed if you want to support internationalization (locales), which I don't, so I don't know, nor care about their versions

Enjoy, Have FUN! H.Merijn

Re: Where to find software?

Mike_305 — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 11:28:10 GMT

Hi,

Is their any small possibility that any of this software can be harmful to the system, since some of the software is related to some of the library?

And developers really need this software.

Thanks,

Mike

Re: Where to find software?

A. Clay Stephenson — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 12:11:23 GMT

Many of these can be dangerous to your system. Give me gcc and I can build things that can blow your system apart -- especially if you let me have the root password for just a moment. Having said this, none of these commands are any more dangerous than the commands that ship with UNIX. For example, cp, mv, tar, cpio, rm, cc, ... are all dangerous if misused and you have sufficient permissions.

It is not unreasonable to ask why these tools are needed but I have to ask if you have reason to doubt your developers why are you letting them on your boxes in the first place? A few of these are really not needed (e.g. vim). Vi will suffice. If you have the HP ANSI/C or aCC installed then gcc and ncurses is not needed.

I'm a little concerned that as a SysAdmin you are not familiar with most of these packages; if not, you really won't know whether or not your developers are answering truthfully and knowledgably which begs my previous question.

Re: Where to find software?

Mike_305 — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 12:37:12 GMT

Thanks Guys, appreciate your help.

Mike