BIND9.3.0 installation

[Don Pandori]

You won't be able to compile GCC with the stock compiler.  Your best bet 
is to download the GCC, libiconv and OpenSSL packages from 
www.sunfreeware.com.

Don


Kelly wrote:

>To my knowledge no it is not installed.  I do a search for gcc system 
>wide and it finds nothing.  It does find 'cc'.  I am trying to install 
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>>Is GCC installed?  From the output below it looks as if the configure 
>>script is finding the default compiler (which isn't really a compiler on 
>>Sun).
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>>>This is what I get when I try to configure 'GCC' for installation.
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>>>Any help?
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>>># ./configure
>>>loading cache ./config.cache
>>>checking host system type... i386-pc-solaris2.9
>>>checking target system type... i386-pc-solaris2.9
>>>checking build system type... i386-pc-solaris2.9
>>>checking for a BSD compatible install... ./install-sh -c
>>>/usr/ucb/cc:  language optional software package not installed
>>>*** The command 'cc -o conftest -g   conftest.c' failed.
>>>*** You must set the environment variable CC to a working compiler.
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>>>>First step is to make sure that gcc is installed.  It isn't installed by 
>>>>default on a Solaris 9 build.  You can get it from 
>>>>http://sunfreeware.com.  I'd recommend the UUNET or SprintLink mirror 
>>>>for downloads.  You should probably download and install GCC, libiconv 
>>>>and OpenSSL.  That should get you what you need for compilers, etc.
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>>>>For most build that I have done on Solaris, your best bet is to set your 
>>>>path like this:
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>>>>PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:${PATH}
>>>>export PATH
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>>>>This also *assumes* you're in sh, ksh or bash.
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>>>>That should take care of the compile.
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>>>>Good luck!
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>>>>Don
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>>>>>I have gotten past this part and now the install is telling me the c 
>>>>>compiler cannot create executables.  It does find the 'cc' but it does 
>>>>>not find the 'gcc'.
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>>>>>>>Hey Guys,
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>>>>>>>I have upgraded my server and I have also went with a new OS for the 
>>>>>>>server.  I am running Solaris 9 having previously used Mandrake
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>>>>>>>am working on the new server and still have the old box running.  My 
>>>>>>>problem is I am trying to install BIND 9.3 on the new Solaris 9
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>>>>>>>I am running BIND 9.2.2 on the old Mandrake box.  I am having a
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>>>>>>>with the install right from the start.  I have downloaded the src and 
>>>>>>>unpacked it.  It is now in a directory called BIND9.3.0.  I cd into
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>>>>>>>directory and enter ./configure.
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>>>>>>>It works until it says:  'checking for AR... no'
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>>>>>>>Configure:  error:
>>>>>>>ar program not found.  Please fix your PATH to the directory in
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>>>>>>>resides.  Or set AR in the environment with the full path to ar.
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>>>>>>>I have no idea what 'ar' is.  Anyone have any help for me?
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>>>>>>ar is a tool needed to create libraries and such. On a solaris system
>>>>>>it is typically located in /usr/ccs/bin, so add this directory to your
>>>>>>PATH variable. If ar does not exist there, check whether the SUNWbtool
>>>>>>package is installed.
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