Better detection of the solaris workshop compiler.
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8e07c86e 1# hints/solaris_2.sh
e766ed8d 2# Last modified: Tue Apr 13 13:12:49 EDT 1999
3# Andy Dougherty <doughera@lafayette.edu>
8e07c86e 4# Based on input from lots of folks, especially
5# Dean Roehrich <roehrich@ironwood-fddi.cray.com>
7beaa944 6
7# If perl fails tests that involve dynamic loading of extensions, and
8# you are using gcc, be sure that you are NOT using GNU as and ld. One
9# way to do that is to invoke Configure with
10#
11# sh Configure -Dcc='gcc -B/usr/ccs/bin/'
e766ed8d 12#
13# (Note that the trailing slash is *required*.)
14# gcc will occasionally emit warnings about "unused prefix", but
15# these ought to be harmless. See below for more details.
a81c337c 16
8e07c86e 17# See man vfork.
a0d0e21e 18usevfork=false
b1db1e90 19
a0d0e21e 20d_suidsafe=define
b1db1e90 21
8e07c86e 22# Avoid all libraries in /usr/ucblib.
a0d0e21e 23set `echo $glibpth | sed -e 's@/usr/ucblib@@'`
24glibpth="$*"
b1db1e90 25
40000a8c 26# Remove bad libraries. -lucb contains incompatible routines.
27# -lld doesn't do anything useful.
28# -lmalloc can cause a problem with GNU CC & Solaris. Specifically,
29# libmalloc.a may allocate memory that is only 4 byte aligned, but
30# GNU CC on the Sparc assumes that doubles are 8 byte aligned.
31# Thanks to Hallvard B. Furuseth <h.b.furuseth@usit.uio.no>
32set `echo " $libswanted " | sed -e 's@ ld @ @' -e 's@ malloc @ @' -e 's@ ucb @ @'`
a0d0e21e 33libswanted="$*"
34
b1db1e90 35# Look for architecture name. We want to suggest a useful default.
a0d0e21e 36case "$archname" in
37'')
38 if test -f /usr/bin/arch; then
39 archname=`/usr/bin/arch`
40 archname="${archname}-${osname}"
41 elif test -f /usr/ucb/arch; then
42 archname=`/usr/ucb/arch`
43 archname="${archname}-${osname}"
44 fi
45 ;;
46esac
a0d0e21e 47
b1db1e90 48######################################################
49# General sanity testing. See below for excerpts from the Solaris FAQ.
8e07c86e 50
51# From roehrich@ironwood-fddi.cray.com Wed Sep 27 12:51:46 1995
52# Date: Thu, 7 Sep 1995 16:31:40 -0500
53# From: Dean Roehrich <roehrich@ironwood-fddi.cray.com>
54# To: perl5-porters@africa.nicoh.com
55# Subject: Re: On perl5/solaris/gcc
56
57# Here's another draft of the perl5/solaris/gcc sanity-checker.
58
8c38c51e 59test -z $"`{cc:-cc} -V 2>/dev/null|grep -i workshop`" || ccisworkshop="$define"
60test -z $"`{cc:-cc} -v 2>/dev/null|grep -i gcc`" || ccisgcc="$define"
61
62case "$ccisworkshop" in
63"$define")
64 cat >try.c <<EOF
65#include <sunmath.h>
66int main() { return(0); }
67EOF
68 workshoplibs=`cc -### try.c -lsunmath -o try 2>&1|grep -e -Y|sed 's%.* -Y "P,\(.*\)".*%\1%'|tr ':' '\n'|grep '/SUNWspro/'|sort -u`
69 loclibpth="$loclibpth $workshoplibs"
70 ;;
71esac
72
bd89102f 73case `type ${cc:-cc}` in
74*/usr/ucb/cc*) cat <<END >&4
8e07c86e 75
a0d0e21e 76NOTE: Some people have reported problems with /usr/ucb/cc.
bd89102f 77If you have difficulties, please make sure the directory
78containing your C compiler is before /usr/ucb in your PATH.
8e07c86e 79
80END
81;;
82esac
83
84
85# Check that /dev/fd is mounted. If it is not mounted, let the
86# user know that suid scripts may not work.
87/usr/bin/df /dev/fd 2>&1 > /dev/null
88case $? in
890) ;;
90*)
68dc0745 91 cat <<END >&4
8e07c86e 92
93NOTE: Your system does not have /dev/fd mounted. If you want to
94be able to use set-uid scripts you must ask your system administrator
95to mount /dev/fd.
96
97END
98 ;;
99esac
100
101
102# See if libucb can be found in /usr/lib. If it is, warn the user
103# that this may cause problems while building Perl extensions.
104/usr/bin/ls /usr/lib/libucb* >/dev/null 2>&1
105case $? in
1060)
68dc0745 107 cat <<END >&4
8e07c86e 108
109NOTE: libucb has been found in /usr/lib. libucb should reside in
110/usr/ucblib. You may have trouble while building Perl extensions.
111
a0d0e21e 112END
113;;
114esac
40000a8c 115
bd89102f 116# Use shell built-in 'type' command instead of /usr/bin/which to
117# avoid possible csh start-up problems and also to use the same shell
118# we'll be using to Configure and make perl.
119# The path name is the last field in the output, but the type command
120# has an annoying array of possible outputs, e.g.:
121# make is hashed (/opt/gnu/bin/make)
122# cc is /usr/ucb/cc
123# foo not found
124# use a command like type make | awk '{print $NF}' | sed 's/[()]//g'
8e07c86e 125
126# See if make(1) is GNU make(1).
127# If it is, make sure the setgid bit is not set.
128make -v > make.vers 2>&1
129if grep GNU make.vers > /dev/null 2>&1; then
bd89102f 130 tmp=`type make | awk '{print $NF}' | sed 's/[()]//g'`
131 case "`/usr/bin/ls -lL $tmp`" in
8e07c86e 132 ??????s*)
68dc0745 133 cat <<END >&2
8e07c86e 134
135NOTE: Your PATH points to GNU make, and your GNU make has the set-group-id
136bit set. You must either rearrange your PATH to put /usr/ccs/bin before the
137GNU utilities or you must ask your system administrator to disable the
138set-group-id bit on GNU make.
139
140END
141 ;;
142 esac
143fi
144rm -f make.vers
145
693762b4 146# XXX EXPERIMENTAL A.D. 2/27/1998
147# XXX This script UU/cc.cbu will get 'called-back' by Configure after it
148# XXX has prompted the user for the C compiler to use.
149cat > UU/cc.cbu <<'EOSH'
8e07c86e 150# If the C compiler is gcc:
151# - check the fixed-includes
152# - check as(1) and ld(1), they should not be GNU
bd89102f 153# (GNU as and ld 2.8.1 and later are reportedly ok, however.)
8e07c86e 154# If the C compiler is not gcc:
155# - check as(1) and ld(1), they should not be GNU
bd89102f 156# (GNU as and ld 2.8.1 and later are reportedly ok, however.)
8e07c86e 157#
158# Watch out in case they have not set $cc.
1acf53c5 159
e766ed8d 160# Perl compiled with some combinations of GNU as and ld may not
161# be able to perform dynamic loading of extensions. If you have a
162# problem with dynamic loading, be sure that you are using the Solaris
163# /usr/ccs/bin/as and /usr/ccs/bin/ld. You can do that with
164# sh Configure -Dcc='gcc -B/usr/ccs/bin/'
165# (note the trailing slash is required).
166# Combinations that are known to work with the following hints:
167#
168# gcc-2.7.2, GNU as 2.7, GNU ld 2.7
169# egcs-1.0.3, GNU as 2.9.1 and GNU ld 2.9.1
170# --Andy Dougherty <doughera@lafayette.edu>
171# Tue Apr 13 17:19:43 EDT 1999
172
1acf53c5 173# Get gcc to share its secrets.
174echo 'main() { return 0; }' > try.c
bd89102f 175 # Indent to avoid propagation to config.sh
176 verbose=`${cc:-cc} -v -o try try.c 2>&1`
1acf53c5 177
178if echo "$verbose" | grep '^Reading specs from' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
8e07c86e 179 #
180 # Using gcc.
181 #
8e07c86e 182
8e07c86e 183 tmp=`echo "$verbose" | grep '^Reading' |
184 awk '{print $NF}' | sed 's/specs$/include/'`
185
186 # Determine if the fixed-includes look like they'll work.
cee5ebb5 187 # Doesn't work anymore for gcc-2.7.2.
8e07c86e 188
e766ed8d 189 # See if as(1) is GNU as(1). GNU as(1) might not work for this job.
1acf53c5 190 if echo "$verbose" | grep ' /usr/ccs/bin/as ' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
191 :
192 else
68dc0745 193 cat <<END >&2
8e07c86e 194
e766ed8d 195NOTE: You are using GNU as(1). GNU as(1) might not build Perl. If you
196have trouble, you can use /usr/ccs/bin/as by including -B/usr/ccs/bin/
bd89102f 197in your ${cc:-cc} command. (Note that the trailing "/" is required.)
8e07c86e 198
199END
e766ed8d 200 # Apparently not needed, at least for as 2.7 and later.
201 # cc="${cc:-cc} -B/usr/ccs/bin/"
1acf53c5 202 fi
8e07c86e 203
e766ed8d 204 # See if ld(1) is GNU ld(1). GNU ld(1) might not work for this job.
bd89102f 205 # Recompute $verbose since we may have just changed $cc.
d5fdf557 206 verbose=`${cc:-cc} -v -o try try.c 2>&1 | grep ld 2>&1`
e766ed8d 207
bd89102f 208 if echo "$verbose" | grep ' /usr/ccs/bin/ld ' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
e766ed8d 209 # Ok, gcc directly calls the Solaris /usr/ccs/bin/ld.
210 :
211 elif echo "$verbose" | grep "ld: Software Generation Utilities" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
212 # Hmm. gcc doesn't call /usr/ccs/bin/ld directly, but it
213 # does appear to be using it eventually. egcs-1.0.3's ld
214 # wrapper does this.
215 # All Solaris versions of ld I've seen contain the magic
216 # string used in the grep.
1acf53c5 217 :
218 else
e766ed8d 219 # No evidence yet of /usr/ccs/bin/ld. Some versions
220 # of egcs's ld wrapper call /usr/ccs/bin/ld in turn but
221 # apparently don't reveal that unless you pass in -V.
222 # (This may all depend on local configurations too.)
d5fdf557 223
224 myld=`echo $verbose| grep ld | awk '/\/ld/ {print $1}'`
e766ed8d 225 # This assumes that gcc's output will not change, and that
226 # /full/path/to/ld will be the first word of the output.
227 # Thus myld is something like opt/gnu/sparc-sun-solaris2.5/bin/ld
228
229 if $myld -V 2>&1 | grep "ld: Software Generation Utilities" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
230 # Ok, /usr/ccs/bin/ld eventually does get called.
231 :
232 else
233 cat <<END >&2
8e07c86e 234
e766ed8d 235NOTE: You are using GNU ld(1). GNU ld(1) might not build Perl. If you
236have trouble, you can use /usr/ccs/bin/ld by including -B/usr/ccs/bin/
bd89102f 237in your ${cc:-cc} command. (Note that the trailing "/" is required.)
8e07c86e 238
e766ed8d 239I will try to use GNU ld by passing in the -Wl,-E flag, but if that
240doesn't work, you should use -B/usr/ccs/bin/ instead.
241
8e07c86e 242END
e766ed8d 243 ccdlflags="$ccdlflags -Wl,-E"
244 lddlflags="$lddlflags -W,l-E -G"
245 fi
1acf53c5 246 fi
8e07c86e 247
1acf53c5 248else
8e07c86e 249 #
250 # Not using gcc.
251 #
8e07c86e 252
e766ed8d 253 # See if as(1) is GNU as(1). GNU might not work for this job.
8e07c86e 254 case `as --version < /dev/null 2>&1` in
255 *GNU*)
68dc0745 256 cat <<END >&2
8e07c86e 257
e766ed8d 258NOTE: You are using GNU as(1). GNU as(1) might not build Perl.
bd89102f 259You must arrange to use /usr/ccs/bin/as, perhaps by adding /usr/ccs/bin
260to the beginning of your PATH.
8e07c86e 261
262END
263 ;;
264 esac
265
e766ed8d 266 # See if ld(1) is GNU ld(1). GNU ld(1) might not work for this job.
91d1e749 267 # ld --version doesn't properly report itself as a GNU tool,
268 # as of ld version 2.6, so we need to be more strict. TWP 9/5/96
269 gnu_ld=false
8e07c86e 270 case `ld --version < /dev/null 2>&1` in
91d1e749 271 *GNU*|ld\ version\ 2*)
272 gnu_ld=true ;;
273 *) ;;
274 esac
275 if $gnu_ld ; then :
276 else
bd89102f 277 # Try to guess from path
278 case `type ld | awk '{print $NF}'` in
279 *gnu*|*GNU*|*FSF*)
91d1e749 280 gnu_ld=true ;;
281 esac
282 fi
283 if $gnu_ld ; then
68dc0745 284 cat <<END >&2
8e07c86e 285
e766ed8d 286NOTE: You are apparently using GNU ld(1). GNU ld(1) might not build Perl.
287You should arrange to use /usr/ccs/bin/ld, perhaps by adding /usr/ccs/bin
bd89102f 288to the beginning of your PATH.
8e07c86e 289
290END
91d1e749 291 fi
8e07c86e 292
1acf53c5 293fi
8e07c86e 294
295# as --version or ld --version might dump core.
bd89102f 296rm -f try try.c
8e07c86e 297rm -f core
298
693762b4 299# XXX
300EOSH
301
de6124c8 302cat > UU/usethreads.cbu <<'EOCBU'
104d25b7 303# This script UU/usethreads.cbu will get 'called-back' by Configure
304# after it has prompted the user for whether to use threads.
104d25b7 305case "$usethreads" in
306$define|true|[yY]*)
104d25b7 307 ccflags="-D_REENTRANT $ccflags"
308
309 # sched_yield is in -lposix4
310 set `echo X "$libswanted "| sed -e 's/ c / posix4 pthread c /'`
311 shift
312 libswanted="$*"
313
314 # On Solaris 2.6 x86 there is a bug with sigsetjmp() and siglongjmp()
315 # when linked with the threads library, such that whatever positive
316 # value you pass to siglongjmp(), sigsetjmp() returns 1.
317 # Thanks to Simon Parsons <S.Parsons@ftel.co.uk> for this report.
318 # Sun BugID is 4117946, "sigsetjmp always returns 1 when called by
319 # siglongjmp in a MT program". As of 19980622, there is no patch
320 # available.
321 cat >try.c <<'EOM'
322 /* Test for sig(set|long)jmp bug. */
323 #include <setjmp.h>
324
325 main()
326 {
327 sigjmp_buf env;
328 int ret;
329
330 ret = sigsetjmp(env, 1);
331 if (ret) { return ret == 2; }
332 siglongjmp(env, 2);
333 }
334EOM
335 if test "`arch`" = i86pc -a "$osvers" = 2.6 && \
336 ${cc:-cc} try.c -lpthread >/dev/null 2>&1 && ./a.out; then
337 d_sigsetjmp=$undef
338 cat << 'EOM' >&2
339
340You will see a *** WHOA THERE!!! *** message from Configure for
341d_sigsetjmp. Keep the recommended value. See hints/solaris_2.sh
342for more information.
343
344EOM
345 fi
346 ;;
123f9af1 347esac
104d25b7 348EOCBU
349
923fc586 350cat > UU/uselargefiles.cbu <<'EOCBU'
351# This script UU/uselargefiles.cbu will get 'called-back' by Configure
5fce3f1f 352# after it has prompted the user for whether to use large files.
bd9b35c9 353case "$uselargefiles" in
10cc9d2a 354''|$define|true|[yY]*)
6f587e79 355 ccflags="$ccflags `getconf LFS_CFLAGS 2>/dev/null`"
356 ldflags="$ldflags `getconf LFS_LDFLAGS 2>/dev/null`"
357 libswanted="$libswanted `getconf LFS_LIBS 2>/dev/null|sed -e 's@^-l@@' -e 's@ -l@ @g`"
358 ;;
bd9b35c9 359esac
5fce3f1f 360EOCBU
6b8eaf93 361
10cc9d2a 362cat > UU/use64bitint.cbu <<'EOCBU'
de6124c8 363# This script UU/use64bitint.cbu will get 'called-back' by Configure
364# after it has prompted the user for whether to use 64 bit integers.
10cc9d2a 365case "$use64bitint" in
b0ca24c6 366"$define"|true|[yY]*)
104d25b7 367 case "`uname -r`" in
8e86fe69 368 2.[1-6])
104d25b7 369 cat >&4 <<EOM
8e86fe69 370Solaris `uname -r` does not support 64-bit integers.
371You should upgrade to at least Solaris 2.7.
104d25b7 372EOM
373 exit 1
374 ;;
375 esac
104d25b7 376 ;;
377esac
378EOCBU
379
de6124c8 380cat > UU/use64bitall.cbu <<'EOCBU'
381# This script UU/use64bitall.cbu will get 'called-back' by Configure
382# after it has prompted the user for whether to be maximally 64 bitty.
10cc9d2a 383case "$use64bitall" in
b0ca24c6 384"$define"|true|[yY]*)
282f2f4c 385 libc='/usr/lib/sparcv9/libc.so'
386 if test ! -f $libc; then
9b119d5a 387 cat >&4 <<EOM
282f2f4c 388
389I do not see the 64-bit libc, $libc.
390Cannot continue, aborting.
391
392EOM
393 exit 1
394 fi
395 loclibpth="$loclibpth /usr/lib/sparcv9"
4c07fe1d 396 case "$cc -v 2>/dev/null" in
397 *gcc*)
9b119d5a 398 echo 'main() { return 0; }' > try.c
399 if ${cc:-cc} -mcpu=v9 -m64 -S try.c 2>&1 | grep -e \
400 '-m64 is not supported by this configuration'; then
401 cat >&4 <<EOM
402
403Full 64-bit build not supported by this configuration.
404Cannot continue, aborting.
405
406EOM
407 exit 1
408 fi
409 ccflags="$ccflags -mcpu=v9 -m64"
410 if test X`getconf XBS5_LP64_OFF64_CFLAGS 2>/dev/null` != X; then
411 ccflags="$ccflags -Wa,`getconf XBS5_LP64_OFF64_CFLAGS 2>/dev/null`"
412 fi
413 # no changes to ld flags, as (according to man ld):
414 #
415 # There is no specific option that tells ld to link 64-bit
416 # objects; the class of the first object that gets processed
417 # by ld determines whether it is to perform a 32-bit or a
418 # 64-bit link edit.
4c07fe1d 419 ;;
420 *)
0d926123 421 ccflags="$ccflags `getconf XBS5_LP64_OFF64_CFLAGS 2>/dev/null`"
923fc586 422 ldflags="$ldflags `getconf XBS5_LP64_OFF64_LDFLAGS 2>/dev/null`"
0d926123 423 lddlflags="$lddlflags -G `getconf XBS5_LP64_OFF64_LDFLAGS 2>/dev/null`"
4c07fe1d 424 ;;
425 esac
b1b472cb 426 libscheck='case "`/usr/bin/file $xxx`" in
7b65db70 427*64-bit*|*SPARCV9*) ;;
428*) xxx=/no/64-bit$xxx ;;
429esac'
6f587e79 430 ;;
431esac
4c07fe1d 432EOCBU
6f587e79 433
b0ca24c6 434# Actually, we want to run this already now, if so requested,
923fc586 435# because we need to fix up the flags right now.
b0ca24c6 436case "$use64bitall" in
437"$define"|true|[yY]*)
0d926123 438 . ./UU/use64bitall.cbu
b0ca24c6 439 ;;
440esac
441
923fc586 442cat > UU/uselongdouble.cbu <<'EOCBU'
443# This script UU/uselongdouble.cbu will get 'called-back' by Configure
444# after it has prompted the user for whether to use long doubles.
445case "$uselongdouble" in
446"$define"|true|[yY]*)
8c38c51e 447 case "$ccisworkshop" in
448 '')
923fc586 449 cat <<EOM
450
8c38c51e 451I do not see the libsunmath.so; therefore I cannot do long doubles, sorry.
923fc586 452
453EOM
454 exit 1
8c38c51e 455 ;;
456 esac
923fc586 457 libswanted="$libswanted sunmath"
458 loclibpth="$loclibpth /opt/SUNWspro/lib"
459 ;;
460esac
461EOCBU
462
8c38c51e 463rm -f try.c try.o try
464# keep that leading tab
465 ccisworkshop=''
466 ccisgcc=''
467
8e07c86e 468# This is just a trick to include some useful notes.
469cat > /dev/null <<'End_of_Solaris_Notes'
470
471Here are some notes kindly contributed by Dean Roehrich.
472
473-----
474Generic notes about building Perl5 on Solaris:
475- Use /usr/ccs/bin/make.
476- If you use GNU make, remove its setgid bit.
477- Remove all instances of *ucb* from your path.
478- Make sure libucb is not in /usr/lib (it should be in /usr/ucblib).
479- Do not use GNU as or GNU ld, or any of GNU binutils or GNU libc.
480- Do not use /usr/ucb/cc.
481- Do not change Configure's default answers, except for the path names.
482- Do not use -lmalloc.
483- Do not build on SunOS 4 and expect it to work properly on SunOS 5.
484- /dev/fd must be mounted if you want set-uid scripts to work.
485
486
487Here are the gcc-related questions and answers from the Solaris 2 FAQ. Note
488the themes:
489 - run fixincludes
490 - run fixincludes correctly
491 - don't use GNU as or GNU ld
492
493Question 5.7 covers the __builtin_va_alist problem people are always seeing.
494Question 6.1.3 covers the GNU as and GNU ld issues which are always biting
495people.
496Question 6.9 is for those who are still trying to compile Perl4.
497
498The latest Solaris 2 FAQ can be found in the following locations:
499 rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet-by-group/comp.sys.sun.admin
500 ftp.fwi.uva.nl:/pub/solaris
501
502Perl5 comes with a script in the top-level directory called "myconfig" which
503will print a summary of the configuration in your config.sh. My summary for
504Solaris 2.4 and gcc 2.6.3 follows. I have also built with gcc 2.7.0 and the
505results are identical. This configuration was generated with Configure's -d
506option (take all defaults, don't bother prompting me). All tests pass for
507Perl5.001, patch.1m.
508
509Summary of my perl5 (patchlevel 1) configuration:
510 Platform:
511 osname=solaris, osver=2.4, archname=sun4-solaris
512 uname='sunos poplar 5.4 generic_101945-27 sun4d sparc '
513 hint=recommended
514 Compiler:
515 cc='gcc', optimize='-O', ld='gcc'
516 cppflags=''
517 ccflags =''
518 ldflags =''
519 stdchar='unsigned char', d_stdstdio=define, usevfork=false
520 voidflags=15, castflags=0, d_casti32=define, d_castneg=define
521 intsize=4, alignbytes=8, usemymalloc=y, randbits=15
522 Libraries:
523 so=so
524 libpth=/lib /usr/lib /usr/ccs/lib /usr/local/lib
525 libs=-lsocket -lnsl -ldl -lm -lc -lcrypt
526 libc=/usr/lib/libc.so
527 Dynamic Linking:
528 dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef
529 cccdlflags='-fpic', ccdlflags=' ', lddlflags='-G'
530
531
532Dean
533roehrich@cray.com
5349/7/95
535
536-----------
537
538From: Casper.Dik@Holland.Sun.COM (Casper H.S. Dik - Network Security Engineer)
539Subject: Solaris 2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 1.48
540Date: 25 Jul 1995 12:20:18 GMT
541
5425.7) Why do I get __builtin_va_alist or __builtin_va_arg_incr undefined?
543
544 You're using gcc without properly installing the gcc fixed
545 include files. Or you ran fixincludes after installing gcc
546 w/o moving the gcc supplied varargs.h and stdarg.h files
547 out of the way and moving them back again later. This often
548 happens when people install gcc from a binary distribution.
549 If there's a tmp directory in gcc's include directory, fixincludes
550 didn't complete. You should have run "just-fixinc" instead.
551
552 Another possible cause is using ``gcc -I/usr/include.''
553
5546.1) Where is the C compiler or where can I get one?
555
556 [...]
557
558 3) Gcc.
559
560 Gcc is available from the GNU archives in source and binary
561 form. Look in a directory called sparc-sun-solaris2 for
562 binaries. You need gcc 2.3.3 or later. You should not use
563 GNU as or GNU ld. Make sure you run just-fixinc if you use
564 a binary distribution. Better is to get a binary version and
565 use that to bootstrap gcc from source.
566
567 [...]
568
569 When you install gcc, don't make the mistake of installing
570 GNU binutils or GNU libc, they are not as capable as their
571 counterparts you get with Solaris 2.x.
572
5736.9) I can't get perl 4.036 to compile or run.
574
575 Run Configure, and use the solaris_2_0 hints, *don't* use
576 the solaris_2_1 hints and don't use the config.sh you may
577 already have. First you must make sure Configure and make
578 don't find /usr/ucb/cc. (It must use gcc or the native C
579 compiler: /opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc)
580
581 Some questions need a special answer.
582
583 Are your system (especially dbm) libraries compiled with gcc? [y] y
584
585 yes: gcc 2.3.3 or later uses the standard calling
586 conventions, same as Sun's C.
587
588 Any additional cc flags? [ -traditional -Dvolatile=__volatile__
589 -I/usr/ucbinclude] -traditional -Dvolatile=__volatile__
590 Remove /usr/ucbinclude.
591
592 Any additional libraries? [-lsocket -lnsl -ldbm -lmalloc -lm
593 -lucb] -lsocket -lnsl -lm
594
595 Don't include -ldbm, -lmalloc and -lucb.
596
597 Perl 5 compiled out of the box.
598
8e86fe69 5997.0) 64-bitness, from Alan Burlison (added by jhi 2000-02-21)
600
601 You need a machine running Solaris 2.7 or above.
602
603 Here's some rules:
604
605 1. Solaris 2.7 and above will run in either 32 bit or 64 bit mode,
606 via a reboot.
607 2. You can build 64 bit apps whilst running 32 bit mode and vice-versa.
608 3. 32 bit apps will run under Solaris running in either 32 or 64 bit mode.
609 4. 64 bit apps require Solaris to be running 64 bit mode
610 5. It is possible to select the appropriate 32 or 64 bit version of an
611 app at run-time using isaexec(3).
612 6. You can detect the OS mode using "isainfo -v", e.g.
613 fubar$ isainfo -v # Ultra 30 in 64 bit mode
614 64-bit sparcv9 applications
615 32-bit sparc applications
616 7. To compile 64 bit you need to use the flag "-xarch=v9".
617 getconf(1) will tell you this, e.g.
618 fubar$ getconf -a | grep v9
619 XBS5_LP64_OFF64_CFLAGS: -xarch=v9
620 XBS5_LP64_OFF64_LDFLAGS: -xarch=v9
621 XBS5_LP64_OFF64_LINTFLAGS: -xarch=v9
622 XBS5_LPBIG_OFFBIG_CFLAGS: -xarch=v9
623 XBS5_LPBIG_OFFBIG_LDFLAGS: -xarch=v9
624 XBS5_LPBIG_OFFBIG_LINTFLAGS: -xarch=v9
625 _XBS5_LP64_OFF64_CFLAGS: -xarch=v9
626 _XBS5_LP64_OFF64_LDFLAGS: -xarch=v9
627 _XBS5_LP64_OFF64_LINTFLAGS: -xarch=v9
628 _XBS5_LPBIG_OFFBIG_CFLAGS: -xarch=v9
629 _XBS5_LPBIG_OFFBIG_LDFLAGS: -xarch=v9
630 _XBS5_LPBIG_OFFBIG_LINTFLAGS: -xarch=v9
631
632 > > Now, what should we do, then? Should -Duse64bits in a v9 box cause
633 > > Perl to compiled in v9 mode? Or should we for compatibility stick
634 > > with 32 bit builds and let the people in the know to add the -xarch=v9
635 > > to ccflags (and ldflags?)?
636
637 > I think the second (explicit) mechanism should be the default. Unless
638 > you want to allocate more than ~ 4Gb of memory inside Perl, you don't
639 > need Perl to be a 64-bit app. Put it this way, on a machine running
640 > Solaris 8, there are 463 executables under /usr/bin, but only 15 of
641 > those require 64 bit versions - mainly because they invade the kernel
642 > address space, e.g. adb, kgmon etc. Certainly we don't recommend users
643 > to build 64 bit apps unless they need the address space.
644
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