Matt, According to Sun <http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/freeware.html>, gcc 2.95.3 is included on the "Solaris Software Companion CD" which is part of Solaris 8, Update 07/01. There are links there to download the entire CD or individual packages from it. I have not tried it, but I assume this is what is meant by "SFW version of gcc that comes with Solaris 2.8". (SFW=SunFreeWare?)
Personally, I am biased towards building from source. As I said in my previous message, I've had better luck since I used the sunfreeware gcc 2.95.3 binary to build (and install) gcc 2.95.3 from source. YMMV. Michael On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Matthew Dougherty wrote: > I hate to show my ignorance but I am unfamiliar with "SFW version of > gcc that comes with Solaris 2.8". > > Could you clue me in? > > By the way, it is correct that I am using gcc 2.95.3 from the > sunfreeware binary distribution. It's been a pain for several > applications. (OpenSSH, etc). > > Matt. > > George Horvath wrote: > > > Michael Widenius wrote: > > > > > > Hi! > > > > > > >>>>> "Michael" == Michael Stassen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > <cut> > > > > > > Michael> * everyone who has reported this was using the precompiled binary of >gcc > > > Michael> (either 2.95.2 or 2.95.3) from Sunfreeware to build MySQL for Solaris >8 > > > Michael> sparc. > > > > > > Michael> * No one has spoken up to report success with this combination. > > > > > > Michael> * No one who built gcc from source has reported this problem. > > > > > > Michael> Unless a new piece of information comes in, it seems clear to me that > > > Michael> configure doesn't like sunfreeware's pre-compiled copy of gcc for >Solaris > > > Michael> 8 sparc. It would be nice if someone from MySQL would tell us just what > > > Michael> configure is doing when it declares sunfreeware's gcc a cross-compiler, > > > Michael> and could confirm whether this is a configure problem or a gcc problem. > > > > > > I have now added a note about this in our online manual. > > > (Sorry, I thought we already had done this). > > > > > > The bottom line seems to be that one should not use the gcc compiler > > > from sunfreeware but instead use the SFW version of gcc that comes > > > with Solaris 2.8 or download the gcc source and compile it. > > > > > > The reason configure declares sunfreeware a cross compiler is that > > > gcc succeed in compiling a simple test program but the program would > > > not run. Based on this configure concludes that the compiler doesn't > > > generate a working binary for this architecture and must thus be a > > > cross compiler to another architecture. > > > > Ok, I followed your advice and removed the soaris built gcc from sunfreeware and >downloaded the source instead. How ever now > > I am getting this message when I try to compile gcc: > > > > # /usr/local/gcc-2.95.3/configure --prefix=/usr/local/gnu > > Configuring for a sparc-sun-solaris2.8 host. > > Created "Makefile" in /usr/local/objdir using "mh-frag" > > /usr/ucb/cc: language optional software package not installed > > *** The command '/usr/ucb/cc -o conftest -g conftest.c' failed. > > *** You must set the environment variable CC to a working compiler. > > > > How do I find out what package am I missing? Can someone point to a site with a >good solaris 8 build of gcc I can use instead > > of sunfreeware. I really prefer not to spend time on debugging the Sun compiler. >Unless of course it's just a simple > > addition of a package. > > > > Thanks, > > George > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > Monty > > > > > > -- > > > For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/ > > > __ ___ ___ ____ __ > > > / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Mr. Michael Widenius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ MySQL AB, CTO > > > /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ Helsinki, Finland > > > <___/ www.mysql.com > > > > -- > > George Horvath > > Scotia Capital Markets > > ISS - Technology Application Group > > Tel: 416-945-4204 > > Fax: 416-945-4002 > > E-mail: [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 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
