Java-related bootstrap failure: sparc-sun-solaris2.8

[Bryce McKinlay]

Gerald Pfeifer wrote:

> On Wed, 14 Feb 2001, Phil Edwards wrote:
> >> Headers like Xlib.h most certainly shouldn't be included as C++ headers,
> >> in my opinion:
> > That can be argued both ways.  On the one hand, it's a Solaris bug which
> > Sun finally deigned to fix:
> >
> >     http://gcc.gnu.org/fom_serv/cache/25.html
>
> Ah, thanks. Would you mind adding this to install/specific.html? (I just
> verified that the Patch-ID for x86 is indeed correct. Good guess!)
>
> > On the other hand, that's not an acceptable solution for many users.
>
> Yes, and it does cause a bootstrap failure.

You can configure with --without-x which will probibly avoid this. We could make
that the default on the branch if you think it is a big problem. The xlib peers
are not particularly useful in their current form anyway, I dont know of anyone
using them.

regards

  [ bryce ]