Re: LYNX-DEV Anyone using Solaris 2.5.1 out there?

[Thanh Ma]

David Combs writes:
> Maybe something from the instructions on how to
> make Perl5 on solaris will help.

INSTALL for perl-5.003_23 seems to imply that it works on Solaris-2.5-x86.
I just got it to compile and pass all the tests on UnixWare-2.1.1 using
native cc.
You may want to 'sh Configure' and answer the questions one by one (if you
have not done so).  Sorry, can't provide much help.

Thanh
> 
> They say that for perl at least that the gnu as and ld
> won't work, and tell you to add "-B/usr/ccs/bin" to
> ccflags, ldflags, and lddlflags in the constructed
> perl makefile.
> 
> I myself don't vouch for anything -- I still can't get
> it all to work.  For whatever it might be worth (in case
> someone knows the answer, before I go post it on comp.lang.perl.misc)
> (and it MIGHT give a clue to LYNX on Solaris 2.5.1, which is
> what I too have)
> here is a 2nd run of a make, showing just stuff not yet done:
> 
> 
> cpml% make
> make: Warning: Both `makefile' and `Makefile' exist
>         AutoSplitting perl library
> sh writemain lib/auto/DynaLoader/DynaLoader.a  > tmp
> sh mv-if-diff tmp perlmain.c
> File perlmain.c not changed.
> 
>         Making DynaLoader (static)
>  
>         Making utilities
>  
>         Making x2p stuff
> make: Warning: Both `makefile' and `Makefile' exist
> Current working directory /home/dkc/from_netcom/perl-stuff/perl5.003/x2p
> `all' is up to date.
> 
>         Making Fcntl (dynamic)
> LD_RUN_PATH="" gcc -o ../../lib/auto/Fcntl/Fcntl.so -G -L/usr/local/lib 
> -L/opt/gnu/lib Fcntl.o     
> /opt/gnu/sparc-sun-solaris2.3/bin/ld: invalid number `-Y'
> *** Error code 1
> make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `../../lib/auto/Fcntl/Fcntl.so'
> Current working directory /home/dkc/from_netcom/perl-stuff/perl5.003/ext/Fcntl
> *** Error code 1
> make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `lib/auto/Fcntl/Fcntl.so'
> 5.0  sys= 6.0  66%  || mem=0  in=0
> cpml% 
> cpml% 
> cpml% 
> cpml% 
> cpml% pwd
> /home/dkc/from_netcom/perl-stuff/perl5.003
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