Re: Request for information on configuring GCC 2.95.2

["Christopher R. Jones" <cj at interlog dot com>]

I am wondering if the 2.95.2 binary available from www.sunfreeware.com might solve some of your problems?


>Thank you to all who responded to my earlier query regarding building a
>2.95.2 gcc for Solaris 7. I was able to use a gcc release 2.8.1 release
>for Solaris 2.6 which installed in /opt to bootstrap myself up for both
>Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 7. I then built new versions explicitly for
>Solaris 2.5.1, 2.6 and 7. Then, front ended them with a brief 'wrapper'
>script to handle the OS dependencies. I am supporting some engineers
>using the Opnet modeling product and wish to move them forward with a
>newer, consistent compiler support. The new Opnet release 7.0.B requires
>Solaris 2.6 minimum. They have been using gcc 2.7.2.3 with the older
>Opnet release 6.0.L.
>
>Now, the next question regards the inability of my new compiler to find
>/usr/lib/libCrun.so.1 at link/edit time. I have installed Sun patch
>105591-09 for Solaris 2.6 and the patch pair 106327-08/106300-09 for
>Solaris 7 (32 and 64 bit support).
>
>At 'bind' or 'link/edit' time, I get a failure to resolve a symbol which
>should be in libCrun, but gcc does not handle it.
>
>Is there something I did not configure properly in the gcc build? Is
>there a problem with gcc header files/libraries being built to properly
>reference the Sun dynamic library set?
>
>I would appreciate a brief bit of direction if you could. Please respond
>to this address and vaughn.sasse@motorola.com if possible.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>     Regards,
>
>         Vaughn Sasse


Christopher R. Jones, P.Eng.
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