FLOSS on NonStop User Manual

1 Introduction to FLOSS
The FLOSS package is a set of command-line utilities and libraries that aid in porting packages to
NonStop systems. The FLOSS package is required only if you are rebuilding any of the open source
packages that are posted in the ITUGLIB website or wish to use it to assist in porting your own
software package. The FLOSS package is not required if the pre-built software packages are
installed and used.
FLOSS Features
The FLOSS package offers these features and functionalities:
• FLOSS provides open source compatible build scripts, which perform mapping to corresponding
NonStop build tools and options.
• During execution, FLOSS libraries that are statically linked with the open source software
transform some of the specific open source system and library calls to OSS compatible calls.
• FLOSS helper utilities, such as findno, findcall_floss_oss enable you to verify that
the configuration and build is performed properly.
For more information on FLOSS build tools, libraries, commands, and utilities, see “FLOSS
Commands and APIs” (page 12).
8 Introduction to FLOSS