Re: [bug-patch] Problems compiling GNU patch 2.6 on Solaris 10 w/Sun Studio 12

[Andreas Gruenbacher]

On Tuesday 24 November 2009 17:47:41 Dagobert Michelsen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am currrently trying to compile GNU patch 2.6 on Solaris 10 x86 with
> Sun Studio 12 and have encountered the following problems:
> 
> - It is assumed that SHELL is a bash:
> 
> > lcsw% gmake
> > ./update-version.sh: syntax error at line 24: `(' unexpected
> 
>    Executing 'gmake SHELL=bash' works however.

This should be fixed in commit 31a8f72 from November 14.

> - It is expected that strndup is there, which is not the case on  
> Solaris:
>      <http://www.gnu.org/software/hello/manual/gnulib/strndup.html>
>    I would recommend pulling the substitute in from GNULib.

I have added strndup and strnlen now (commmit 9336e93).

Thanks,
Andreas