[Bug bootstrap/15029] gcc 3.4.0 doesn't build on Solaris

[ebotcazou at gcc dot gnu dot org]

------- Additional Comments From ebotcazou at gcc dot gnu dot org  2004-04-26 05:20 -------
> I ran into the same issue. The problem here is not a bug in Solaris's shell.
> It is  a faulty configure script. Anyone who has written shell scripts knows
> that you need to protect against a variable not being defined in a test by
> putting quotation marks around the variable. So the discussion about the
> Solaris shell is pure garbage in this context.

We do *not* support /bin/sh on Solaris.  So arguing about that is a pure waste
of time in this context.

> After fixing this issue and completing the build the install will fail. The
> Makefile INSTALL macro was not tree position leveled so I
> ended up creating these symlinks under gcc-3.4.0-obj:
 
You did not follow the build instructions for Solaris.  Do not bother reporting
problems in that case.

> Just a closing comment. I have built and used the GCC compiler for years with
> little problems until we reached the 3.x versions. I have experienced install
> issues with every release in the 3.x series.

Right.  That's why we took care to document a method that works on any Solaris
version.  You chose not to follow it, fine, but then do not complain.

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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15029