The Migration Kit for Solaris OS to Linux v2.0 is a no charge, "as is" set of software tools and porting/migration guides available to IBM Business Partners to assist in their Solaris to
Linux migration opportunities. These tools are designed to help Business Partners quickly migrate or assess the technical issues they will face in moving applications from Solaris OS to Linux on IBM Systems x, System p, System z, or System i.
New in Version 2.0
With the latest v2.0 release, the migration kit is designed to run on Linux/x86 systems for analyzing code. While the tools run on x86 platforms they are designed so that the target server deployment can be x86, POWER, or System z platforms. Other new features include:
All Tools: Run on Linux
Endian Tool: Now easier to use
Source Code Tool:
Single file mode (formerly only did a whole directory at a time)
Configurable editor
Shell Script Tool:
Added support for checking Makefiles
Batch Mode (v1 only did one script at a time)
GUI (v1 was only command line)
Configurable editor
ISVs who use the migration kit to port an application from Solaris to Linux should also take advantage of IBM’s Chiphopper program to certify their applications to the Linux LSB and across all IBM Systems with a single code base. The migration kit contains three software tools that check the following:
