AIX 5.1 Binaries for Power Architecture

I do not recommend that you use a pre-compiled lsof binary.  It is
better that you compile lsof for yourself from the distributed sources.

Each Power architecture AIX 5.1 binary is stored in a subdirectory
whose name is the kernel bit size:

	32: for 32 bit kernels
	64: for 64 bit kernels

When run the binaries indicate the kernel bit size for which they
have been built in their -v output:

	...
	configuration info: 32 bit kernel
	...
   or
	...
	configuration info: 64 bit kernel
	...

Note that binaries built for 32 bit kernels will object and abort
when they are asked to run on 64 bit kernels.  The opposite is
equally true -- 64 bit kernel binaries won't run on 32 bit kernels.

(Lsof binaries built prior to revision 4.61 or for Power systems
on AIX versions below 5.1 don't distinguish between 32 and 64 bit
kernels and their -v output lacks the configuration info line.)


Vic Abell
February 17, 2004