FAQ:Compiling 02

But gcc doesn't compile it successfully on my new Solaris system. Why not?

Whenever you upgrade the operating system under Solaris, you need to reinstall gcc, and run the 'fixincludes' script. (This is probably a sensible step to take when you upgrade any operating system). Under Solaris 2.6, there is also a bug in the gcc 'fixinc.sv4' script. This needs an additional line as follows:

  *** fixinc.svr4.cln     Thu Jun 15 22:03:29 1995
  --- fixinc.svr4 Tue Nov 25 09:47:57 1997
  ***************
  *** 191,191 ****
  --- 191,192 ----
  s/__STDC__ - 0 == 0/!defined (__STRICT_ANSI__)/g
  +         s/__STDC__ - 0 == 1/defined (__STRICT_ANSI__)/g

NOTE: This appears to have been resolved.

   FAQ:Compiling
   

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