[RndTbl] Compiling (C) software for Solaris 10

[Kevin McGregor]

I did a ls *gcc* on the package directory of the CD I mentioned, and it
showed SUNWgcc, so I installed that. It did seem to install it, but it's
not in the path. Is that normal? Or should I give up and go to
sunfreeware.com? By the way, the makefile I'm using from the iozone tar
file lists numerous platforms including several for Solaris (32- & 64-bit,
Solaris 8, 9, 10, cc, gcc...) so I thought it should work with whatever
compiler is available for Solaris.

On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Adam Thompson <athompso at athompso.net> wrote:

> There is no functional C compiler in Solaris.  (There exists one that is
> exactly adequate for relinking the kernel, and that’s it.)****
>
> To get Sun’s C compiler, you need PWB – Programmer’s WorkBench.  I think
> it has a new name… yup, “Solaris Studio”, and you no longer have to pay for
> it.  It’s a lot more than just a command-line compiler.****
>
> Or just download gcc from www.sunfreeware.com, which you’ll probably have
> to do anyway since most open-source software Makefiles aren’t happy with
> Sun’s compiler.  Note, see http://www.sunfreeware.com/faq.html#q4.****
>
> ** **
>
> If you have the Solaris Companion CD/DVD that came with some versions of
> Solaris, gcc may be on the disc, probably in a package called SFWgcc.  The
> Sun Freeware Collection and associated webpages appear to have died a
> typical Oracle death since the acquisition, so I can’t tell if it even
> exists for Solaris 10 or not.****
>
> ** **
>
> Most people wind up installing the sunfreeware.com packages, AFAIK… they
> stay somewhat up to date, whereas the SFW* packages on the Sun CD are
> static and typically don’t get updated until the next major release of
> Solaris.****
>
> ** **
>
> -Adam Thompson****
>
> athompso at athompso.net****
>
> ** **
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* roundtable-bounces at muug.mb.ca [mailto:
> roundtable-bounces at muug.mb.ca] *On Behalf Of *Kevin McGregor
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 09, 2011 15:03
> *To:* MUUG Roundtable
> *Subject:* [RndTbl] Compiling (C) software for Solaris 10****
>
> ** **
>
> At work here I have a "SunOS cowsvpsunfire 5.10 Generic_142909-17 sun4u
> sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V490" (from uname -a) with the "sol_10_910_sparc" disc
> mounted. This system appears to have no "cc" or "gcc" (according to
> "which"). Which package(s) from the CD do I need to install to have a basic
> C command-line compiler available? I'm trying to compile Iozone (
> iozone.org), and the makefile run says "sh: cc: not found". ****
>
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