Hi,

>> I tried to build gnome keyboard switcher under opensolaris (indiana)
>> with gnu utilities but compilation failed.
>>
>> Does anybody suggest me correct procedure to do it (how to correctly
>> use SunStudio compilers)? Does anybody have an experience with this?
>
> First thing you need to do is build libxklavier.  Unfortunately there
> is no spec-file for it in SFE.  Would be handy if someone created one
> to help people build this.  If you are complaining about a compile
> issue, I'm guessing this might be where you are having problems?
>
> We used to build libxklavier into the SUWNgnome-panel package on Solaris
> 10, but removed it in Nevada because it doesn't work well when the
> server and client aren't using the same Xserver, and became a
> high-support call issue.  I'm attaching the old Solaris 10 spec-file.
> We also used to apply a patch.  This spec file builds the old 1.0.2
> version, and now the 3.6 version seems to be released.  However, someone
> might be able to update the spec-file so it works and builds the latest
> code.  Note this spec-file is in the old Solaris 10 spec-file format and
> would require some work to make it work with our latest CDE tools.
> Would be good to write a new top-level spec-file for it rather than
> including it in SUNWgnome-panel like we did on Solaris 10.  At any
> rate, this might be a starting point.  Perhaps the patch will help
> if they haven't fixed that issue in the new version.
>
> Then you should use the CBE to rebuild SUNWgnome-applets and
> SUNWgnome-desktop-prefs, but modify the gnome-applets and
> control-center spec-files to avoid using the --disable-gwitchit
> option when calling configure.
>
> Might be nicer if we modified the spec files so that you could
> build with gswitchit if you add a pkgtool option.

Thank you for your answer, I will try it again.

Best Regards,
Kristyna

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