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authorClaudio Ramirez <nxadm@cpan.org>2011-05-23 08:33:58 -0700
committerFather Chrysostomos <sprout@cpan.org>2011-05-23 08:37:04 -0700
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[perl #90850] Outdated Solaris pkg list on README.solaris
The required packages for building perl on Solaris are outdated. The complete list is only appliable to Solaris 8 (released in February 2000, end of support in March 2009). The patch updates the requirements for Solaris 9 and 10 (in short: dropping no longer existant packages).
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@@ -143,18 +143,25 @@ shipped with SunOS4 will not do.
Several tools needed to build perl are located in /usr/ccs/bin/: ar,
as, ld, and make. Make sure that /usr/ccs/bin/ is in your PATH.
-You need to make sure the following packages are installed
-(this info is extracted from the Solaris FAQ):
+
+On all the released versions of Solaris (8, 9 and 10) you need to make sure the following packages are installed (this info is extracted from the Solaris FAQ):
for tools (sccs, lex, yacc, make, nm, truss, ld, as): SUNWbtool,
SUNWsprot, SUNWtoo
for libraries & headers: SUNWhea, SUNWarc, SUNWlibm, SUNWlibms, SUNWdfbh,
-SUNWcg6h, SUNWxwinc, SUNWolinc
+SUNWcg6h, SUNWxwinc
+
+Additionaly, on Solaris 8 and 9 you also need:
for 64 bit development: SUNWarcx, SUNWbtoox, SUNWdplx, SUNWscpux,
SUNWsprox, SUNWtoox, SUNWlmsx, SUNWlmx, SUNWlibCx
+And only on Solaris 8 you also need:
+
+for libraries & headers: SUNWolinc
+
+
If you are in doubt which package contains a file you are missing,
try to find an installation that has that file. Then do a