Linux 64-bit Executables

[Alexander Best]

On Wed Aug  3 11, Thomas D. Dean wrote:
> I have Maple 11 running on Linux 64-bit.  I prefer FreeBSD.  I cannot
> seem to get the 64-bit version running on FreeBSD 8.2.
> 
> > uname -a
> FreeBSD Envy.tddhome 8.2-STABLE FreeBSD 8.2-STABLE #0: Wed Aug  3
> 00:42:32 PDT 2011     root at Envy.tddhome:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
> amd64
> > /usr/local/maple11/bin.X86_64_LINUX/cmaple
> /usr/local/maple11/bin.X86_64_LINUX/cmaple: Exec format error. Binary
> file not executable.
> > file /usr/local/maple11/bin.X86_64_LINUX/cmaple
> /usr/local/maple11/bin.X86_64_LINUX/cmaple: ELF 64-bit LSB executable,
> x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for
> GNU/Linux 2.4.1, stripped
> > brandelf -l /usr/local/maple11/bin.X86_64_LINUX/cmaple
> File '/usr/local/maple11/bin.X86_64_LINUX/cmaple' is of brand
> 'SVR4' (0).
> known ELF types are: FreeBSD(9) Linux(3) Solaris(6) SVR4(0) 
> 
> Am I correct in assuming that the Linux ABI will not support 64-bit
> executables?  'man linux' seems to indicate so.

correct. ;)

> 
> tomdean
>