Re: Fw: gcc 3 won't compile on fresh solaris 8 os

[Kelley Cook <kelley dot cook at home dot com>]

> as you can see from above i'm using solaris .. just installed it and i
> got package of gcc as a package but i rather re-compile it from the 
> source, so i download source code and tryed to compiled .. and here 
> where i'm stuck at..
...
> make[1]: ar: Command not found
> make[1]: *** [libiberty.a] Error 127
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/export/home/local/src/gcc-3.0/libiberty'
> make: *** [all-libiberty] Error 2
> bash-2.03#
>
> any bright ideas? anyone? 


Obviously, you are missing "ar" :)

ar is the library builder that comes with GNU binutils. Sun's 
version also comes on the Solaris CD in the package SUNWbtool,
though it is only installed by default if you chose a developer
installation.

So you have two choices:

a)
You can log in as root, mount the Solaris 8 CD to /cdrom and

# cd /cdrom/sol*/s0/Sol*/Products
# pkgadd -d 'pwd' SUNWbtool

(Afterward make sure that /usr/ccs/bin is in your $PATH)

b)
As an alternative, you can download and install the latest gnu binutils 
from http://www.sunfreeware.com.

Kelley Cook

P.S. I'll write up something to add to FAQ.