[RndTbl] Compiling (C) software for Solaris 10

[Adam Thompson]

/usr/sfw/bin or /opt/sfw/bin depending on the version.
And that is standard gcc, although probably a bit old.
You should be good from here, unless you also have to add /usr/ccs/bin to pick up as and ld.
-Adam

Kevin McGregor <kevin.a.mcgregor at gmail.com> wrote:

>I did a ls *gcc* on the package directory of the CD I mentioned, and it
>showed SUNWgcc, so I installed that. It did seem to install it, but it's
>not in the path. Is that normal? Or should I give up and go to
>sunfreeware.com? By the way, the makefile I'm using from the iozone tar
>file lists numerous platforms including several for Solaris (32- & 64-bit,
>Solaris 8, 9, 10, cc, gcc...) so I thought it should work with whatever
>compiler is available for Solaris.
>
>On Wed, Nov 9, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Adam Thompson <athompso at athompso.net> wrote:
>
>> There is no functional C compiler in Solaris.  (There exists one that is
>> exactly adequate for relinking the kernel, and that’s it.)****
>>
>> To get Sun’s C compiler, you need PWB – Programmer’s WorkBench.  I think
>> it has a new name… yup, “Solaris Studio”, and you no longer have to pay for
>> it.  It’s a lot more than just a command-line compiler.****
>>
>> Or just download gcc from www.sunfreeware.com, which you’ll probably have
>> to do anyway since most open-source software Makefiles aren’t happy with
>> Sun’s compiler.  Note, see http://www.sunfreeware.com/faq.html#q4.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> If you have the Solaris Companion CD/DVD that came with some versions of
>> Solaris, gcc may be on the disc, probably in a package called SFWgcc.  The
>> Sun Freeware Collection and associated webpages appear to have died a
>> typical Oracle death since the acquisition, so I can’t tell if it even
>> exists for Solaris 10 or not.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Most people wind up installing the sunfreeware.com packages, AFAIK… they
>> stay somewhat up to date, whereas the SFW* packages on the Sun CD are
>> static and typically don’t get updated until the next major release of
>> Solaris.****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> -Adam Thompson****
>>
>> athompso at athompso.net****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* roundtable-bounces at muug.mb.ca [mailto:
>> roundtable-bounces at muug.mb.ca] *On Behalf Of *Kevin McGregor
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 09, 2011 15:03
>> *To:* MUUG Roundtable
>> *Subject:* [RndTbl] Compiling (C) software for Solaris 10****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> At work here I have a "SunOS cowsvpsunfire 5.10 Generic_142909-17 sun4u
>> sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V490" (from uname -a) with the "sol_10_910_sparc" disc
>> mounted. This system appears to have no "cc" or "gcc" (according to
>> "which"). Which package(s) from the CD do I need to install to have a basic
>> C command-line compiler available? I'm trying to compile Iozone (
>> iozone.org), and the makefile run says "sh: cc: not found". ****
>>
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