Now we see what else the requester wanted and didn't think to mention.
What did I learn?
You can't build the utilities in the source directory because they will overwrite the source files in the process.
Build a stage directory, but the tools in there, and then build them again to generate the final target.
The build tools aren't 100% perfect, so if a file is AWOL, go find it and copy it in by hand
Korn shell works, C and sh don't.
Solaris is a nonoptimal place to build GNU software. The libraries stomp on each other.
There are people in LJ who would notice if I took a running jump out the 19th floor window (thank you!)
Next time, let someone else pick up this kind of ticket.
- Current Location:Right here
- Current Mood:
ecstatic
- Current Music:Ode to Joy
Comments
Congrats on the clean build! And may your client be found in silent awe of your l337ness.
Have the best
-=Kiyoshi
Have you tried bash (the bourne again shell)?
No reason in particular, just wondering how it works there...
(once I have a capable enough spare computer, I'm thinking of trying to install the OpenSolaris disk I've got to see how it runs things)
I decided to add the Gnu debugger (gdb); it compiled and installed in about an hour and a half. Once you figure out how this mung works, it works OK. The learning curve is a three-legged mongrel b*tch, though.
A Penguin without his Tuxedo!
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mgg.asp?date=20070924
And yes, like Hell we'd notice! :: glare ::
Congrats on the clean build.