unable to compile/install bind 9.1.1rc2

[James F . Wilkus]

Solaris keeps those utilities in /usr/ccs/bin

Before running ./configure, do a 

# PATH=$PATH:/usr/ccs/bin ; export PATH

James



On 2001.02.14 15:13 Felecia Thompson wrote:
> 
> This is my first time trying to compile bind, so any help is much
> appreciated.
> 
> Scenario:  I'm trying to compile bind 9.1.1rc2 on a solaris 2.6 machine
> (no prior version of bind is on this server).
> My env variable for cc is set to CC=/usr/local/bin/cc.  I have edited my
> PATH statement to include pathing to /usr/ccs/bin/make and have exported
> both variables.  
> 
> When I execute configure, it errors as follows: 
> 
> # ./configure --prefix=/infosys/named
> loading cache ./config.cache
> checking host system type... sparc-sun-solaris2.6
> checking whether make sets ${MAKE}... ./configure: make: not found
> no
> checking for ranlib... :
> checking for a BSD compatible install... ./install-sh -c
> checking for ar... no
> configure: error: 
> ar program not found.  Please fix your PATH to include the directory in
> which ar resides, or set AR in the environment with the full path to ar.
> 
> What am I doing wrong and what is AR???
> Thanks in advance for any help.
> 
> 
> Felecia F. Thompson
> Unix Administrator
> State Council of Higher Education for VA
> (804) 225-2643
> Email:  thompson at schev.edu
>