Technical data
that were built by using the draft standard X Input API of Solaris 2.1 and Solaris 2.2. The X11
standard X Input Extension library, libXi, was integrated in Solaris 2.3.
All applications that rely on the libXi API should be built by using the libXi shared library for
future compatibility and standards conformance.
Network Information Service Plus (NIS+) Name
Service Type
NIS+ might not be supported in a future release. Tools to aid in the migration from NIS+ to
LDAP are available in the Solaris 9 software. For more information, visit
http://www.sun.com/directory/nisplus/transition.html.
nstestTest Program
The nstest is an interactive DNS test program to construct and send DNS queries. This
program might no longer be supported in a future Solaris OS release. The same functionality
that is provided by this test program is available by using the dig and nslookup commands.
Perl Version 5.6.1
Perl version 5.6.1 might not be supported in a future Solaris OS release. Perl version 5.8.4, the
default version in the Solaris 10 OS, is not binary compatible with Perl version 5.6.1. However,
the earlier version is still retained in this Solaris release. Customized modules that are installed
by the customer must be rebuilt and reinstalled to use Perl version 5.8.4. Modify any scripts that
require the use of version 5.6.1 to specically use version 5.6.1 of the interpreter instead of
version 5.8.4. The interpreters of the respective Perl versions are located in the following
directories:
Perl 5.6.1 /usr/perl5/5.6.1/bin/perl
Perl 5.8.4 /bin/perl, /usr/bin/perl,or/usr/perl5/bin/perl
Solaris Management Console PatchTool (Patch
Manager)
The Solaris Management Console patch tool, Patch Manager, might not be available in a future
release.
FeaturesThat Might Be Removed in a Future Release
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