Re: Unix version

Hi, Scott,

Good answer -- thanks for clarifying ... :-D

One note -- PASE is derived from AIX, and it is a "subset" of AIX, that is, an AIX runtime environment to allow (some) AIX programs compiled and developed on AIX to run on IBM i (under PASE).  And nowadays, people can use open source tools like GCC to develop their own programs under PASE or to "port" open source code to run in PASE, etc.

Hope that helps,

Mark S. Waterbury

> On 7/19/2018 4:34 PM, Scott Klement wrote:

This is a little confusing...    Not even entirely sure what you mean by "Unix version", here.  But, I also wasn't satisfied with the other answers I've seen people give you, so I thought I'd reply.

QSH (or STRQSH) is an IBM i command that runs QShell.   QShell gives you a Unix-like command shell that was written in ILE.  It is able to run either ILE applications or PASE applications -- both can be run from this interface.  But QSH isn't actually Unix, it's just an alternative command-line interface to the "regular" IBM i one.  The version would be the same as your operating system version.  So if you're running IBM i 7.3 (sometimes called "V7R3") then QShell is also 7.3.  But this isn't actually "Unix".

Since it can run PASE programs, I'm wondering if that's what you're referring to?

PASE allows you to run programs that were compiled for IBM AIX. IBM AIX isn't exactly "Unix", either. AIX is derived from the official Unix, but it would have an AIX version rather than a Unix version.  But when you use PASE, you're not actually using AIX, and they're never 100% compatible.  so, that's also part of what I mean by "this is a little confusing".

The versions of AIX that are compatible with your version of PASE can be found in the IBM Knowledge Center under Programming / IBM PASE for i / Planning for IBM PASE for i.  Here's a direct link to the IBM i 7.3 knowledge center:

https://tinyurl.com/yc8zjqkc

That may be what you're looking for... but its not as simple as one particular version of AIX... it's a table of which versions of AIX are compatible with which versions of IBM i PASE.  And its never 100% compatible.

So...  again... it's a little confusing

-SK


On 7/19/2018 3:07 PM, Doug Englander wrote:

Does anyone know how I can tell the Unix version that runs when the QSH command is entered?

Thank you,

Doug