BIND9.3.0 installation

[Kelly]

Thanks Edvard,

I am not very familiar with the system.  How do I add the directory to 
the PATH variable?

Thanks

Kelly

Edvard Tuinder wrote:

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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 9.1.  I 
>>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 server.  
>>I am running BIND 9.2.2 on the old Mandrake box.  I am having a problem 
>>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 the 
>>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 which it 
>>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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