BIND9.3.0 installation

[Don Pandori]

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).

Don

Kelly wrote:

>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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>>>Any thoughts?
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>>>Kelly
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>>>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
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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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>>>>-Ed
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