Created On: 09 March 2011
Problem:
When installing RM/COBOL on a 64-bit distribution of Linux, the install.sh script can fail with a "floating point exception" error.
Resolution:
This is a known issue caused by the fact that it is not always possible to execute binaries built with a newer version of the Linux kernel on a older version of the kernel.
Below is the kernel version information (uname –k) from the system that we use to build the 64-bit RM/COBOL Runtime:
2.6.18-53.1.13.el5
From this output you can determine that the Linux kernel that the Runtime was built on is 2.6.18. If your Linux system is running an older kernel than 2.6.18, then, you might not be able to use the 64-bit port of RM/COBOL.
If this is the case, then, you can try the 32-bit Linux port instead. RM/COBOL for 32-bit Linux is built on an older Linux kernel and, therefore, it might work on your machine.
**Executing 32-bit binaries on a 64-bit Linux distribution might require additional configuration of the operating system.
Please contact your Micro Focus Sales Account Manager in order to obtain RM/COBOL for 32-bit Linux.
Below is the kernel version information (uname –k) from the system that we use to build the 64-bit RM/COBOL Runtime:
2.6.18-53.1.13.el5
From this output you can determine that the Linux kernel that the Runtime was built on is 2.6.18. If your Linux system is running an older kernel than 2.6.18, then, you might not be able to use the 64-bit port of RM/COBOL.
If this is the case, then, you can try the 32-bit Linux port instead. RM/COBOL for 32-bit Linux is built on an older Linux kernel and, therefore, it might work on your machine.
**Executing 32-bit binaries on a 64-bit Linux distribution might require additional configuration of the operating system.
Please contact your Micro Focus Sales Account Manager in order to obtain RM/COBOL for 32-bit Linux.
Incident #2489182
Old KB# 33643
#64-bit
#floatingpoint
#Linux
