Enrico Forestieri <for...@lyx.org> writes: | On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 11:12:16PM +0100, Lars Gullik Bjønnes wrote: >> >> Q: Is that a sun provided solaris? > | Yes, latest solaris 10 also bundles gcc: > | $ pkginfo | grep gcc | system SUNWgcc gcc - The GNU C compiler | system SUNWgccruntime GCC Runtime libraries > > >> Would I guess right in thinking that >> that compiler is only for aimed at system stuff, and that if you >> actually want to do C++ developemt getting a newer gcc is in fact quite >> easy? > | Not so easy. You have to compile it yourself: | http://blogs.sun.com/timc/entry/building_gcc_4_x_on > | Last time that I did that was for gcc 2.8.1, some years ago. Then, I | used packages provided by http://www.sunfreeware.com/ until Sun bundled | gcc with solaris. But only gcc 3.4.6 is currently available.
I would found references to packaged or prebuilt at http://gcc.gnu.org/install/binaries.html But I must say if that is the most recent developemtn tools on solaris it is hugely useless as a development platform (and I don't belive it is). There must be something newer? -- Lgb
