End-of-Software Support Statements
This chapter lists end-of-support statements. For late-breaking end-of-support statements that were identified too late to be included in these release notes, refer to the Solaris 9 (SPARC Platform Edition) Release Notes in the Solaris 9 Release and Installation Collection on http://docs.sun.com.
Features Removed From the Solaris 9 Operating Environment
adb(1) Map Modifiers and Watchpoint Syntax
The adb(1) utility is implemented as a link to the new mdb(1) utility in this release of the Solaris operating environment.
The mdb(1) man page describes the features of the new debugger, including its adb(1) compatibility mode. Even in this compatibility mode, differences between adb(1) and mdb(1) exist. These differences include the following:
The text output format of some subcommands is different in mdb(1). Macro files are formatted by using the same rules, but scripts that depend on the output of other subcommands might need to be modified.
The watchpoint-length specifier syntax in mdb(1) is different from the syntax that is described in adb(1). The adb(1) watchpoint commands :w, :a, and :p enable an integer length (in bytes) to be inserted between the colon and the command character. In mdb(1), the count should be specified after the initial address as a repeat count.
The adb(1) command 123:456w is specified in mdb(1) as 123,456:w.
The /m, /*m, ?m, and ?*m format specifiers are not recognized or supported by mdb(1).
AnswerBook2 Server
The AnswerBook2™ server is no longer included in this release. Existing AnswerBook2 servers can run on the Solaris 9 operating environment. Solaris documentation is available on the Solaris Documentation CD in online formats. All Solaris documentation is also always available at http://docs.sun.com.
aspppd(1M) Utility
The aspppd(1M) utility is no longer included in this release. Use the pppd(1M) utility with Solaris PPP 4.0 that is included in the Solaris 9 operating environment.
ATOK8 Japanese Input Method
The ATOK8 Japanese input method is no longer supported in this release. The ATOK12 Japanese input method that is included in the Solaris 9 operating environment provides functionality similar to ATOK8, with several enhancements.
crash(1M) Utility
The crash(1M) utility is no longer supported in this release. In the Solaris 9 operating environment, the mdb(1) utility provides similar functionality to the crash command by examining system crash dump files. The crash command's interface has been structured around implementation details, such as slots, that have no relation to the Solaris operating system implementation.
"Transition From crash" in Solaris Modular Debugger Guide provides information for users who are making the transition from using crash to using mdb.
Crash Dump Options for Solaris ipcs(1) Command
The capability of applying the ipcs(1) command to system crash dumps by using the -C and -N command-line options is no longer supported in this release. Equivalent functionality is now provided by the mdb(1) ::ipcs debugger command.
cs00 Japanese Input Method
The cs00 Japanese input method is no longer supported in the Solaris 9 operating environment. Related interfaces, such as the xci interface, the Japanese Feature Package (JFP) libmle API, and the mle command, are also no longer supported in the Solaris 9 operating environment.
If you upgrade to the Solaris 9 operating environment from a previous release, the existing public user dictionary /var/mle/ja/cs00/cs00_u.dic will be removed.
Two Japanese input methods, ATOK12 and Wnn6, are supported in the Solaris 9 operating environment. For more information on these input methods, see International Language Environments Guide.
Early Access (EA) Directory
The name of the EA directory has been changed to ExtraValue in the Solaris 9 operating environment.
Emulex MD21 Disk Controller for ESDI Drives
The MD21 disk controller for ESDI drives is no longer supported in the Solaris 9 operating environment.
enable_mixed_bcp Tunable
The enable_mixed_bcp tunable is no longer supported in this release. In Solaris releases prior to the Solaris 9 operating environment, the /etc/system variable enable_mixed_bcp could be set to 0 to disable dynamic linking of partially statically linked SunOS™ 4.0 and compatible executables. The system used dynamic linking for these executables by default. In the Solaris 9 operating environment, dynamic linking is always used for these executables, and the enable_mixed_bcp tunable has been removed from the system. This change does not affect binary compatibility for SunOS 4.0 and compatible executables in any way.
japanese Locale Name Alternate
The japanese locale name alternate of the ja Japanese Extended UNIX® Code (EUC) locale is no longer supported in this release. This locale name facilitated migration from the Solaris 1.0 release, and compatible releases. You can use ja or ja_JP.eucJP as the Japanese EUC locale with the Solaris 9 operating environment. The Solaris 1.0 BCP (JLE) application, and compatible versions, can still run in the Solaris 9 operating environment without any changes.
Java Software Developer's Kit (SDK) 1.2.2
Version 1.2.2 of the Java™ SDK (SUNWj2dev) is no longer included in the Solaris 9 release. Near-equivalent functionality is supported by Java 2 Standard Edition, versions 1.4 and compatible versions. Current and previous versions of JDK and JRE are available for download from http://java.sun.com.
JDK 1.1.8 and JRE 1.1.8
Version 1.1.8 of the JDK and version 1.1.8 of the JRE are no longer supported in this release. Near-equivalent functionality is supported by Java 2 Standard Edition, versions 1.4 and compatible versions. Current and previous versions of JDK and JRE are available for download from http://java.sun.com.
OpenWindows Toolkits for Developers
Development in the OpenWindows™ XView™ and OLIT toolkits is no longer supported in this release and developers are encouraged to migrate to the Motif toolkit. Applications that were developed with the OpenWindows XView and OLIT toolkits can still run on the Solaris 9 operating environment.
OpenWindows Environment for Users
The OpenWindows environment is no longer supported in this release. The Common Desktop Environment (CDE) is the default desktop environment that is included in the Solaris 9 operating environment. Applications that use the OpenWindows XView and OLIT toolkits can still run on the Solaris 9 operating environment in CDE.
Priority Paging and Related Kernel Tunables (priority_paging/cachefree)
The priority_paging and cachefree tunable parameters are not supported in the Solaris 9 release. These parameters have been replaced with an enhanced file system caching architecture that implements paging policies similar to priority paging, but always enabled. Attempts to set these parameters in the /etc/system file result in boot-time warnings such as the following:
sorry, variable 'priority_paging' is not defined in the 'kernel' sorry, variable 'cachefree' is not defined in the 'kernel' |
If you upgrade to the Solaris 9 release or pkgadd the SUNWcsr packages and your /etc/system file includes the priority_paging or cachefree parameters, the following occurs:
The following message is displayed if the priority_paging or cachefree parameters are set in the /etc/system file:
NOTE: /etc/system has been modified since it contains references to priority paging tunables. Please review the changed file.
Comments are inserted in the /etc/system file before any line that sets priority_paging or cachefree. For example, if priority_paging is set to 1, this line is replaced with the following lines:
* NOTE: As of Solaris 9, priority paging is unnecessary and * has been removed. Since references to priority paging-related tunables * will now result in boot-time warnings, the assignment below has been * commented out. For more details, see the Solaris 9 Release Notes, or * the "Solaris Tunable Parameters Reference Manual". * set priority_paging=1
s5fs File System
The s5fs file system is no longer supported in this release. The s5fs file system supports the installation of Interactive UNIX applications which is no longer required in the Solaris operating environment.
sendmail Utility Features
Some features of the sendmail utility are no longer supported in this release. The affected features are modifications that are specific to Sun and nonstandard. These features include special syntax and semantics for V1/Sun configuration files, the remote mode feature, the AutoRebuildAliases option, and the three sun-reverse-alias features.
More information about these features and migration issues is located at http://www.sendmail.org/vendor/sun/solaris9.html.
SUNWebnfs
The SUNWebnfs package is no longer included on the Solaris operating environment media.
The library and documentation are available for download from http://www.sun.com/webnfs.