How to migrate projects from Solaris to Linux on x86 ?

Solaris is considered one of the closest flavors of UNIX to Linux, but for migration purposes, there can be differences between the two in the areas of memory mapping, threading, or natural language support .

This porting guide gives you advice on planning for the port to Linux/x86, and helps you understand the differences in the development environment and architecture

The porting effort from Solaris to Linux on x86 in most cases involves just a recompile or minor changes in compiler/linker switches. Some platform-specific changes in the areas of locking, memory maps, threading, and so on may also be required. You should study the differences and plan the port to reduce the time to port.

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