General question on HPUX versions

[ConnieK]

This may be a "duh" question, but... What does the "B" stand for in front of the HPUX version (i.e., B.11.11)? Also, I am getting confused about specific patches to download for different versions. What are the definitions for 11.X, 11.i, 11.iv2, etc. I have tried to find these specifics on the Technical Documentation pages and I have not located a succinct document that states these. What I'd like to be able to find is maybe a matrix data sheet like: 11.iv2 = 11.23. Anything out there like that?

[Patrick Wallek · Accepted solution]

This should help:

http://www.hp.com/softwarereleases/releases-media2/history/slide2.html

[Pete Randall]

This gives most of it:

http://www.software.hp.com/MATRIX/


Pete

[ConnieK]

Patrick,

That's PERFECT - just what I needed! Now, about the other queation - what's the "B" stand for?

[Peter Godron]

Constance,
found in the tech manual:
man 2 uname

#define UTSLEN 9
#define SNLEN 15

char sysname[UTSLEN];
char nodename[UTSLEN];
char release[UTSLEN];
char version[UTSLEN];
char machine[UTSLEN];
char idnumber[SNLEN];

uname() returns a null-terminated string in each field. The sysname
field contains HP-UX. Similarly, the nodename field contains the name
by which the system is known on a communications network. The release
field contains the release number of the operating system, such as 8.0
or 8.0.1. The version field contains additional information about the
operating system. The first character of the version field is set to:

tab(;) center; lB | lB | lB c | l | l. Character;Series
700/800;Series 300/400 _ A;two-user system ;two-user system B;16-user
system ;unlimited-users system C;32-user system D;64-user system E;8-
user system U;unlimited-users system
Regards

[melvyn burnard]

The B stand for nothing in particular.
It may be that real earlier versions were A.x.x but my memory does not recall that far back (10 years or so)

[ConnieK]

Peter & Pete,

Thanks much! All answers are worth 10!

[ConnieK]

Thanks to all who replied so quickly - you too, Melvin!