Looks like this is an unresolved bug in config where the fix is either to run as an unprivileged user or comment out the offending code (in this case lines 793, 794, and 795 or just look for "-o /dev/null"). This post goes into greater detail: http://www.mail-archive.com/openssl-dev@openssl.org/msg29705.html <http://www.mail-archive.com/openssl-dev@openssl.org/msg29705.html> Bottom line is running config as root on Solaris destroys /dev/null.
________________________________ From: owner-openssl-us...@openssl.org on behalf of Jeremy Farrell Sent: Sat 6/2/2012 9:57 PM To: openssl-users@openssl.org Subject: RE: Problems installing Just a guess, but "Can't open /dev/null: No such file or directory" could be causing utter confusion. That sounds like a pretty screwed-up system. v5.8.8 is fine for the perl, assuming it's on your path. Regards, jjf > -----Original Message----- > From: Curtis, John G [mailto:jcur...@alionscience.com] > Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2012 6:50 PM > To: openssl-users@openssl.org > Subject: Problems installing > > I'm having an issue upgrading to 0.9.8x on Solaris 9 where ./config > yields the following: > > Operating system: sun4u-whatever-solaris2 > NOTICE! If you *know* that your GNU C supports 64-bit/V9 ABI > and wish to build 64-bit library, then you have to > invoke './Configure solaris64-sparcv9-gcc' *manually*. > You have about 5 seconds to press Ctrl-C to abort. > Can't open /dev/null: No such file or directory > Can't open /dev/null: No such file or directory > You need Perl 5. > > A quick look with perl -v tells me: > > This is perl, v5.8.8 built for sun4-solaris > > Is Perl v5.8.8 not sufficent for "Perl 5" or am I missing something > here? > > Thanks in advance > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org > <http://www.openssl.org/> > User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org > Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org <http://www.openssl.org/> User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org