Changes between Version 7 and Version 8 of Building/Solaris

Timestamp:

01/22/09 10:59:14 (4 years ago)

Author:

maeder

Comment:

added --with-gcc note

Building/Solaris

@@ -29 +29 @@
 The `/usr/sfw/bin/gcc` version (at least on Solaris 10) is 3.4.x which is reported to have problems, see below.
 
-It is recommended therefor to install another gcc package, either from some Solaris binary package or to build a vanilla gcc from source.
+It is recommended therefore to install another gcc package, either from some Solaris binary package or to build a vanilla gcc from source.
 
 === Selecting a good GCC version ===
@@ -54 +54 @@
 ./configure --with-gcc=/opt/gcc-vanilla/4.1.2/bin/gcc
 }}}
+
+Of course, it may also make sense to omit the `--with-gcc=` flag (with an exotic path) and leave it to the user to ensure the proper `gcc` is found via the $PATH`.
 
 == Fixing the `unix` package ==