ok, I'm running a Solaris 8 SPARC box, and I configure with: ./configure --enable-thread-safe-client --enable-shared --prefix=/usr2/mysql --enable-user=acook I then run make, use GNU make, and get: ar cru libreadline.a readline.o funmap.o keymaps.o vi_mode.o parens.o rltty.o co mplete.o bind.o isearch.o display.o signals.o util.o kill.o undo.o macro.o input .o callback.o terminal.o xmalloc.o history.o histsearch.o histexpand.o histfile. o nls.o search.o shell.o tilde.o make[2]: ar: Command not found make[2]: *** [libreadline.a] Error 127 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr2/people/acook/mysql-3.23.40/readline' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr2/people/acook/mysql-3.23.40' make: *** [all-recursive-am] Error 2 Is there a different make then the GNU one I should use for the ar command, or is this a mySQL bug... pardon the newbie type question, but I'm a little stumped... -ALEX Web Designer, LibertyLiveWire 323-603-2118 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php