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1# hints/solaris_2.sh
2# Last modified:  Tue Apr 13 13:12:49 EDT 1999
3# Andy Dougherty  <doughera@lafayette.edu>
4# Based on input from lots of folks, especially
5# Dean Roehrich <roehrich@ironwood-fddi.cray.com>
6
7# If perl fails tests that involve dynamic loading of extensions, and
8# you are using gcc, be sure that you are NOT using GNU as and ld.  One
9# way to do that is to invoke Configure with
10#
11#     sh Configure -Dcc='gcc -B/usr/ccs/bin/'
12#
13#  (Note that the trailing slash is *required*.)
14#  gcc will occasionally emit warnings about "unused prefix", but
15#  these ought to be harmless.  See below for more details.
16 
17# See man vfork.
18usevfork=false
19
20d_suidsafe=define
21
22# Avoid all libraries in /usr/ucblib.
23set `echo $glibpth | sed -e 's@/usr/ucblib@@'`
24glibpth="$*"
25
26# Remove bad libraries.  -lucb contains incompatible routines.
27# -lld doesn't do anything useful.
28# -lmalloc can cause a problem with GNU CC & Solaris.  Specifically,
29# libmalloc.a may allocate memory that is only 4 byte aligned, but
30# GNU CC on the Sparc assumes that doubles are 8 byte aligned.
31# Thanks to  Hallvard B. Furuseth <h.b.furuseth@usit.uio.no>
32set `echo " $libswanted " | sed -e 's@ ld @ @' -e 's@ malloc @ @' -e 's@ ucb @ @'`
33libswanted="$*"
34
35# Look for architecture name.  We want to suggest a useful default.
36case "$archname" in
37'')
38    if test -f /usr/bin/arch; then
39        archname=`/usr/bin/arch`
40        archname="${archname}-${osname}"
41    elif test -f /usr/ucb/arch; then
42        archname=`/usr/ucb/arch`
43        archname="${archname}-${osname}"
44    fi
45    ;;
46esac
47
48test -z "`${cc:-cc} -V 2>&1|grep -i workshop`" || ccisworkshop="$define"
49test -z "`${cc:-cc} -v 2>&1|grep -i gcc`"      || ccisgcc="$define"
50
51cat >UU/workshoplibpth.cbu<<'EOCBU'
52case "$workshoplibpth_done" in
53'')     case "$use64bitall" in
54        "$define"|true|[yY]*)
55            loclibpth="$loclibpth /usr/lib/sparcv9"
56            if test -n "$workshoplibs"; then
57                loclibpth=`echo $loclibpth | sed -e "s% $workshoplibs%%" `
58                for lib in $workshoplibs; do
59                    # Logically, it should be sparcv9.
60                    # But the reality fights back, it's v9.
61                    loclibpth="$loclibpth $lib/sparcv9 $lib/v9"
62                done
63            fi
64            ;;
65        *)  loclibpth="$loclibpth $workshoplibs" 
66            ;;
67        esac
68        workshoplibpth_done="$define"
69        ;;
70esac
71EOCBU
72
73case "$ccisworkshop" in
74"$define")
75        cat >try.c <<EOF
76#include <sunmath.h>
77int main() { return(0); }
78EOF
79        workshoplibs=`cc -### try.c -lsunmath -o try 2>&1|grep " -Y "|sed 's%.* -Y "P,\(.*\)".*%\1%'|tr ':' '\n'|grep '/SUNWspro/'`
80        . ./UU/workshoplibpth.cbu
81        ;;
82esac
83
84######################################################
85# General sanity testing.  See below for excerpts from the Solaris FAQ.
86#
87# From roehrich@ironwood-fddi.cray.com Wed Sep 27 12:51:46 1995
88# Date: Thu, 7 Sep 1995 16:31:40 -0500
89# From: Dean Roehrich <roehrich@ironwood-fddi.cray.com>
90# To: perl5-porters@africa.nicoh.com
91# Subject: Re: On perl5/solaris/gcc
92#
93# Here's another draft of the perl5/solaris/gcc sanity-checker.
94
95case `type ${cc:-cc}` in
96*/usr/ucb/cc*) cat <<END >&4
97
98NOTE:  Some people have reported problems with /usr/ucb/cc. 
99If you have difficulties, please make sure the directory
100containing your C compiler is before /usr/ucb in your PATH.
101
102END
103;;
104esac
105
106
107# Check that /dev/fd is mounted.  If it is not mounted, let the
108# user know that suid scripts may not work.
109/usr/bin/df /dev/fd 2>&1 > /dev/null
110case $? in
1110) ;;
112*)
113        cat <<END >&4
114
115NOTE: Your system does not have /dev/fd mounted.  If you want to
116be able to use set-uid scripts you must ask your system administrator
117to mount /dev/fd.
118
119END
120        ;;
121esac
122
123
124# See if libucb can be found in /usr/lib.  If it is, warn the user
125# that this may cause problems while building Perl extensions.
126/usr/bin/ls /usr/lib/libucb* >/dev/null 2>&1
127case $? in
1280)
129        cat <<END >&4
130
131NOTE: libucb has been found in /usr/lib.  libucb should reside in
132/usr/ucblib.  You may have trouble while building Perl extensions.
133
134END
135;;
136esac
137
138# Use shell built-in 'type' command instead of /usr/bin/which to
139# avoid possible csh start-up problems and also to use the same shell
140# we'll be using to Configure and make perl.
141# The path name is the last field in the output, but the type command
142# has an annoying array of possible outputs, e.g.:
143#       make is hashed (/opt/gnu/bin/make)
144#       cc is /usr/ucb/cc
145#       foo not found
146# use a command like type make | awk '{print $NF}' | sed 's/[()]//g'
147
148# See if make(1) is GNU make(1).
149# If it is, make sure the setgid bit is not set.
150make -v > make.vers 2>&1
151if grep GNU make.vers > /dev/null 2>&1; then
152    tmp=`type make | awk '{print $NF}' | sed 's/[()]//g'`
153    case "`/usr/bin/ls -lL $tmp`" in
154    ??????s*)
155            cat <<END >&2
156       
157NOTE: Your PATH points to GNU make, and your GNU make has the set-group-id
158bit set.  You must either rearrange your PATH to put /usr/ccs/bin before the
159GNU utilities or you must ask your system administrator to disable the
160set-group-id bit on GNU make.
161
162END
163            ;;
164    esac
165fi
166rm -f make.vers
167
168# XXX EXPERIMENTAL  A.D.  2/27/1998
169# XXX This script UU/cc.cbu will get 'called-back' by Configure after it
170# XXX has prompted the user for the C compiler to use.
171cat > UU/cc.cbu <<'EOSH'
172# If the C compiler is gcc:
173#   - check the fixed-includes
174#   - check as(1) and ld(1), they should not be GNU
175#       (GNU as and ld 2.8.1 and later are reportedly ok, however.)
176# If the C compiler is not gcc:
177#   - check as(1) and ld(1), they should not be GNU
178#       (GNU as and ld 2.8.1 and later are reportedly ok, however.)
179#
180# Watch out in case they have not set $cc.
181
182# Perl compiled with some combinations of GNU as and ld may not
183# be able to perform dynamic loading of extensions.  If you have a
184# problem with dynamic loading, be sure that you are using the Solaris
185# /usr/ccs/bin/as and /usr/ccs/bin/ld.  You can do that with
186#               sh Configure -Dcc='gcc -B/usr/ccs/bin/'
187# (note the trailing slash is required).
188# Combinations that are known to work with the following hints:
189#
190#  gcc-2.7.2, GNU as 2.7, GNU ld 2.7
191#  egcs-1.0.3, GNU as 2.9.1 and GNU ld 2.9.1
192#       --Andy Dougherty  <doughera@lafayette.edu> 
193#       Tue Apr 13 17:19:43 EDT 1999
194
195# Get gcc to share its secrets.
196echo 'main() { return 0; }' > try.c
197        # Indent to avoid propagation to config.sh
198        verbose=`${cc:-cc} -v -o try try.c 2>&1`
199
200if echo "$verbose" | grep '^Reading specs from' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
201        #
202        # Using gcc.
203        #
204
205        tmp=`echo "$verbose" | grep '^Reading' |
206                awk '{print $NF}'  | sed 's/specs$/include/'`
207
208        # Determine if the fixed-includes look like they'll work.
209        # Doesn't work anymore for gcc-2.7.2.
210
211        # See if as(1) is GNU as(1).  GNU as(1) might not work for this job.
212        if echo "$verbose" | grep ' /usr/ccs/bin/as ' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
213            :
214        else
215            cat <<END >&2
216
217NOTE: You are using GNU as(1).  GNU as(1) might not build Perl.  If you
218have trouble, you can use /usr/ccs/bin/as by including -B/usr/ccs/bin/
219in your ${cc:-cc} command.  (Note that the trailing "/" is required.)
220
221END
222            # Apparently not needed, at least for as 2.7 and later.
223            # cc="${cc:-cc} -B/usr/ccs/bin/"
224        fi
225
226        # See if ld(1) is GNU ld(1).  GNU ld(1) might not work for this job.
227        # Recompute $verbose since we may have just changed $cc.
228        verbose=`${cc:-cc} -v -o try try.c 2>&1 | grep ld 2>&1`
229
230        if echo "$verbose" | grep ' /usr/ccs/bin/ld ' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
231            # Ok, gcc directly calls the Solaris /usr/ccs/bin/ld.
232            :
233        elif echo "$verbose" | grep "ld: Software Generation Utilities" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
234            # Hmm.  gcc doesn't call /usr/ccs/bin/ld directly, but it
235            # does appear to be using it eventually.  egcs-1.0.3's ld
236            # wrapper does this.
237            # All Solaris versions of ld I've seen contain the magic
238            # string used in the grep.
239            :
240        else
241            # No evidence yet of /usr/ccs/bin/ld.  Some versions
242            # of egcs's ld wrapper call /usr/ccs/bin/ld in turn but
243            # apparently don't reveal that unless you pass in -V.
244            # (This may all depend on local configurations too.)
245
246            myld=`echo $verbose| grep ld | awk '/\/ld/ {print $1}'`
247            # This assumes that gcc's output will not change, and that
248            # /full/path/to/ld will be the first word of the output.
249            # Thus myld is something like opt/gnu/sparc-sun-solaris2.5/bin/ld
250
251            if $myld -V 2>&1 | grep "ld: Software Generation Utilities" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
252                # Ok, /usr/ccs/bin/ld eventually does get called.
253                :
254            else
255                cat <<END >&2
256
257NOTE: You are using GNU ld(1).  GNU ld(1) might not build Perl.  If you
258have trouble, you can use /usr/ccs/bin/ld by including -B/usr/ccs/bin/
259in your ${cc:-cc} command.  (Note that the trailing "/" is required.)
260
261I will try to use GNU ld by passing in the -Wl,-E flag, but if that
262doesn't work, you should use -B/usr/ccs/bin/ instead.
263
264END
265                ccdlflags="$ccdlflags -Wl,-E"
266                lddlflags="$lddlflags -W,l-E -G"
267            fi
268        fi
269
270else
271        #
272        # Not using gcc.
273        #
274
275        # See if as(1) is GNU as(1).  GNU might not work for this job.
276        case `as --version < /dev/null 2>&1` in
277        *GNU*)
278                cat <<END >&2
279
280NOTE: You are using GNU as(1).  GNU as(1) might not build Perl.
281You must arrange to use /usr/ccs/bin/as, perhaps by adding /usr/ccs/bin
282to the beginning of your PATH.
283
284END
285                ;;
286        esac
287
288        # See if ld(1) is GNU ld(1).  GNU ld(1) might not work for this job.
289        # ld --version doesn't properly report itself as a GNU tool,
290        # as of ld version 2.6, so we need to be more strict. TWP 9/5/96
291        gnu_ld=false
292        case `ld --version < /dev/null 2>&1` in
293        *GNU*|ld\ version\ 2*)
294                gnu_ld=true ;;
295        *) ;;
296        esac
297        if $gnu_ld ; then :
298        else
299                # Try to guess from path
300                case `type ld | awk '{print $NF}'` in
301                *gnu*|*GNU*|*FSF*)
302                        gnu_ld=true ;;
303                esac
304        fi
305        if $gnu_ld ; then
306                cat <<END >&2
307
308NOTE: You are apparently using GNU ld(1).  GNU ld(1) might not build Perl.
309You should arrange to use /usr/ccs/bin/ld, perhaps by adding /usr/ccs/bin
310to the beginning of your PATH.
311
312END
313        fi
314
315fi
316
317# as --version or ld --version might dump core.
318rm -f try try.c
319rm -f core
320
321# XXX
322EOSH
323
324cat > UU/usethreads.cbu <<'EOCBU'
325# This script UU/usethreads.cbu will get 'called-back' by Configure
326# after it has prompted the user for whether to use threads.
327case "$usethreads" in
328$define|true|[yY]*)
329        ccflags="-D_REENTRANT $ccflags"
330
331        # sched_yield is in -lposix4
332        set `echo X "$libswanted "| sed -e 's/ c / posix4 pthread c /'`
333        shift
334        libswanted="$*"
335
336        # On Solaris 2.6 x86 there is a bug with sigsetjmp() and siglongjmp()
337        # when linked with the threads library, such that whatever positive
338        # value you pass to siglongjmp(), sigsetjmp() returns 1.
339        # Thanks to Simon Parsons <S.Parsons@ftel.co.uk> for this report.
340        # Sun BugID is 4117946, "sigsetjmp always returns 1 when called by
341        # siglongjmp in a MT program". As of 19980622, there is no patch
342        # available.
343        cat >try.c <<'EOM'
344        /* Test for sig(set|long)jmp bug. */
345        #include <setjmp.h>
346         
347        main()
348        {
349            sigjmp_buf env;
350            int ret;
351       
352            ret = sigsetjmp(env, 1);
353            if (ret) { return ret == 2; }
354            siglongjmp(env, 2);
355        }
356EOM
357        if test "`arch`" = i86pc -a "$osvers" = 2.6 && \
358           ${cc:-cc} try.c -lpthread >/dev/null 2>&1 && ./a.out; then
359            d_sigsetjmp=$undef
360            cat << 'EOM' >&2
361
362You will see a *** WHOA THERE!!! ***  message from Configure for
363d_sigsetjmp.  Keep the recommended value.  See hints/solaris_2.sh
364for more information.
365
366EOM
367        fi
368        ;;
369esac
370EOCBU
371
372cat > UU/uselargefiles.cbu <<'EOCBU'
373# This script UU/uselargefiles.cbu will get 'called-back' by Configure
374# after it has prompted the user for whether to use large files.
375case "$uselargefiles" in
376''|$define|true|[yY]*)
377    ccflags="$ccflags `getconf LFS_CFLAGS 2>/dev/null`"
378    ldflags="$ldflags `getconf LFS_LDFLAGS 2>/dev/null`"
379    libswanted="$libswanted `getconf LFS_LIBS 2>/dev/null|sed -e 's@^-l@@' -e 's@ -l@ @g`"
380    ;;
381esac
382EOCBU
383
384cat > UU/use64bitint.cbu <<'EOCBU'
385# This script UU/use64bitint.cbu will get 'called-back' by Configure
386# after it has prompted the user for whether to use 64 bit integers.
387case "$use64bitint" in
388"$define"|true|[yY]*)
389            case "`uname -r`" in
390            2.[1-6])
391                cat >&4 <<EOM
392Solaris `uname -r` does not support 64-bit integers.
393You should upgrade to at least Solaris 2.7.
394EOM
395                exit 1
396                ;;
397            esac
398            ;;
399esac
400EOCBU
401
402cat > UU/use64bitall.cbu <<'EOCBU'
403# This script UU/use64bitall.cbu will get 'called-back' by Configure
404# after it has prompted the user for whether to be maximally 64 bitty.
405case "$use64bitall-$use64bitall_done" in
406"$define-"|true-|[yY]*-)
407            libc='/usr/lib/sparcv9/libc.so'
408            if test ! -f $libc; then
409                cat >&4 <<EOM
410
411I do not see the 64-bit libc, $libc.
412Cannot continue, aborting.
413
414EOM
415                exit 1
416            fi
417            . ./UU/workshoplibpth.cbu
418            case "$cc -v 2>/dev/null" in
419            *gcc*)
420                echo 'main() { return 0; }' > try.c
421                if ${cc:-cc} -mcpu=v9 -m64 -S try.c 2>&1 | grep -e \
422                    '-m64 is not supported by this configuration'; then
423                    cat >&4 <<EOM
424
425Full 64-bit build not supported by this configuration.
426Cannot continue, aborting.
427
428EOM
429                    exit 1
430                fi
431                ccflags="$ccflags -mcpu=v9 -m64"
432                if test X`getconf XBS5_LP64_OFF64_CFLAGS 2>/dev/null` != X; then
433                    ccflags="$ccflags -Wa,`getconf XBS5_LP64_OFF64_CFLAGS 2>/dev/null`"
434                fi
435                # no changes to ld flags, as (according to man ld):
436                #
437                # There is no specific option that tells ld to link 64-bit
438                # objects; the class of the first object that gets processed
439                # by ld determines whether it is to perform a 32-bit or a
440                # 64-bit link edit.
441                ;;
442            *)
443                ccflags="$ccflags `getconf XBS5_LP64_OFF64_CFLAGS 2>/dev/null`"
444                ldflags="$ldflags `getconf XBS5_LP64_OFF64_LDFLAGS 2>/dev/null`"
445                lddlflags="$lddlflags -G `getconf XBS5_LP64_OFF64_LDFLAGS 2>/dev/null`"
446                ;;
447            esac       
448            libscheck='case "`/usr/bin/file $xxx`" in
449*64-bit*|*SPARCV9*) ;;
450*) xxx=/no/64-bit$xxx ;;
451esac'
452            use64bitall_done=yes
453            ;;
454esac
455EOCBU
456 
457# Actually, we want to run this already now, if so requested,
458# because we need to fix up things right now.
459case "$use64bitall" in
460"$define"|true|[yY]*)
461        . ./UU/use64bitall.cbu
462        ;;
463esac
464
465cat > UU/uselongdouble.cbu <<'EOCBU'
466# This script UU/uselongdouble.cbu will get 'called-back' by Configure
467# after it has prompted the user for whether to use long doubles.
468case "$uselongdouble-$uselongdouble_done" in
469"$define-"|true-|[yY]*-)
470        case "$ccisworkshop" in
471        '')     cat >&4 <<EOM
472
473I do not see the Sun Workshop compiler; therefore I do not see
474the libsunmath; therefore I do not know how to do long doubles, sorry.
475I'm disabling the use of long doubles.
476EOM
477                uselongdouble="$undef"
478                ;;
479        *)      libswanted="$libswanted sunmath"
480                loclibpth="$loclibpth /opt/SUNWspro/lib"
481                ;;
482        esac
483        uselongdouble_done=yes
484        ;;
485esac
486EOCBU
487
488# Actually, we want to run this already now, if so requested,
489# because we need to fix up things right now.
490case "$uselongdouble" in
491"$define"|true|[yY]*)
492        . ./UU/uselongdouble.cbu
493        ;;
494esac
495
496rm -f try.c try.o try
497# keep that leading tab
498        ccisworkshop=''
499        ccisgcc=''
500
501# This is just a trick to include some useful notes.
502cat > /dev/null <<'End_of_Solaris_Notes'
503
504Here are some notes kindly contributed by Dean Roehrich.
505
506-----
507Generic notes about building Perl5 on Solaris:
508- Use /usr/ccs/bin/make.
509- If you use GNU make, remove its setgid bit.
510- Remove all instances of *ucb* from your path.
511- Make sure libucb is not in /usr/lib (it should be in /usr/ucblib).
512- Do not use GNU as or GNU ld, or any of GNU binutils or GNU libc.
513- Do not use /usr/ucb/cc.
514- Do not change Configure's default answers, except for the path names.
515- Do not use -lmalloc.
516- Do not build on SunOS 4 and expect it to work properly on SunOS 5.
517- /dev/fd must be mounted if you want set-uid scripts to work.
518
519
520Here are the gcc-related questions and answers from the Solaris 2 FAQ.  Note
521the themes:
522        - run fixincludes
523        - run fixincludes correctly
524        - don't use GNU as or GNU ld
525
526Question 5.7 covers the __builtin_va_alist problem people are always seeing.
527Question 6.1.3 covers the GNU as and GNU ld issues which are always biting
528people.
529Question 6.9 is for those who are still trying to compile Perl4.
530
531The latest Solaris 2 FAQ can be found in the following locations:
532        rtfm.mit.edu:/pub/usenet-by-group/comp.sys.sun.admin
533        ftp.fwi.uva.nl:/pub/solaris
534
535Perl5 comes with a script in the top-level directory called "myconfig" which
536will print a summary of the configuration in your config.sh.  My summary for
537Solaris 2.4 and gcc 2.6.3 follows.  I have also built with gcc 2.7.0 and the
538results are identical.  This configuration was generated with Configure's -d
539option (take all defaults, don't bother prompting me).  All tests pass for
540Perl5.001, patch.1m.
541
542Summary of my perl5 (patchlevel 1) configuration:
543  Platform:
544    osname=solaris, osver=2.4, archname=sun4-solaris
545    uname='sunos poplar 5.4 generic_101945-27 sun4d sparc '
546    hint=recommended
547  Compiler:
548    cc='gcc', optimize='-O', ld='gcc'
549    cppflags=''
550    ccflags =''
551    ldflags =''
552    stdchar='unsigned char', d_stdstdio=define, usevfork=false
553    voidflags=15, castflags=0, d_casti32=define, d_castneg=define
554    intsize=4, alignbytes=8, usemymalloc=y, randbits=15
555  Libraries:
556    so=so
557    libpth=/lib /usr/lib /usr/ccs/lib /usr/local/lib
558    libs=-lsocket -lnsl -ldl -lm -lc -lcrypt
559    libc=/usr/lib/libc.so
560  Dynamic Linking:
561    dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef
562    cccdlflags='-fpic', ccdlflags=' ', lddlflags='-G'
563
564
565Dean
566roehrich@cray.com
5679/7/95
568
569-----------
570
571From: Casper.Dik@Holland.Sun.COM (Casper H.S. Dik - Network Security Engineer)
572Subject: Solaris 2 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 1.48
573Date: 25 Jul 1995 12:20:18 GMT
574
5755.7) Why do I get __builtin_va_alist or __builtin_va_arg_incr undefined?
576
577    You're using gcc without properly installing the gcc fixed
578    include files.  Or you ran fixincludes after installing gcc
579    w/o moving the gcc supplied varargs.h and stdarg.h files
580    out of the way and moving them back again later.  This often
581    happens when people install gcc from a binary distribution.
582    If there's a tmp directory in gcc's include directory, fixincludes
583    didn't complete.  You should have run "just-fixinc" instead.
584
585    Another possible cause is using ``gcc -I/usr/include.''
586
5876.1) Where is the C compiler or where can I get one?
588
589    [...]
590
591    3) Gcc.
592
593    Gcc is available from the GNU archives in source and binary
594    form.  Look in a directory called sparc-sun-solaris2 for
595    binaries.  You need gcc 2.3.3 or later.  You should not use
596    GNU as or GNU ld.  Make sure you run just-fixinc if you use
597    a binary distribution.  Better is to get a binary version and
598    use that to bootstrap gcc from source.
599
600    [...]
601
602    When you install gcc, don't make the mistake of installing
603    GNU binutils or GNU libc, they are not as capable as their
604    counterparts you get with Solaris 2.x.
605
6066.9) I can't get perl 4.036 to compile or run.
607
608    Run Configure, and use the solaris_2_0 hints, *don't* use
609    the solaris_2_1 hints and don't use the config.sh you may
610    already have.  First you must make sure Configure and make
611    don't find /usr/ucb/cc.  (It must use gcc or the native C
612    compiler: /opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc)
613
614    Some questions need a special answer.
615
616    Are your system (especially dbm) libraries compiled with gcc? [y] y
617
618    yes: gcc 2.3.3 or later uses the standard calling
619    conventions, same as Sun's C.
620
621    Any additional cc flags? [ -traditional -Dvolatile=__volatile__
622    -I/usr/ucbinclude] -traditional -Dvolatile=__volatile__
623    Remove /usr/ucbinclude.
624
625    Any additional libraries? [-lsocket -lnsl -ldbm -lmalloc -lm
626    -lucb] -lsocket -lnsl  -lm
627
628    Don't include -ldbm, -lmalloc and -lucb.
629
630    Perl 5 compiled out of the box.
631
6327.0) 64-bitness, from Alan Burlison (added by jhi 2000-02-21)
633
634  You need a machine running Solaris 2.7 or above.
635
636  Here's some rules:
637 
638  1. Solaris 2.7 and above will run in either 32 bit or 64 bit mode,
639     via a reboot.
640  2. You can build 64 bit apps whilst running 32 bit mode and vice-versa.
641  3. 32 bit apps will run under Solaris running in either 32 or 64 bit mode.
642  4. 64 bit apps require Solaris to be running 64 bit mode
643  5. It is possible to select the appropriate 32 or 64 bit version of an
644     app at run-time using isaexec(3).
645  6. You can detect the OS mode using "isainfo -v", e.g.
646      fubar$ isainfo -v   # Ultra 30 in 64 bit mode
647      64-bit sparcv9 applications
648      32-bit sparc applications
649  7. To compile 64 bit you need to use the flag "-xarch=v9".
650     getconf(1) will tell you this, e.g.
651      fubar$ getconf -a | grep v9
652      XBS5_LP64_OFF64_CFLAGS:         -xarch=v9
653      XBS5_LP64_OFF64_LDFLAGS:        -xarch=v9
654      XBS5_LP64_OFF64_LINTFLAGS:      -xarch=v9
655      XBS5_LPBIG_OFFBIG_CFLAGS:       -xarch=v9
656      XBS5_LPBIG_OFFBIG_LDFLAGS:      -xarch=v9
657      XBS5_LPBIG_OFFBIG_LINTFLAGS:    -xarch=v9
658      _XBS5_LP64_OFF64_CFLAGS:        -xarch=v9
659      _XBS5_LP64_OFF64_LDFLAGS:       -xarch=v9
660      _XBS5_LP64_OFF64_LINTFLAGS:     -xarch=v9
661      _XBS5_LPBIG_OFFBIG_CFLAGS:      -xarch=v9
662      _XBS5_LPBIG_OFFBIG_LDFLAGS:     -xarch=v9
663      _XBS5_LPBIG_OFFBIG_LINTFLAGS:   -xarch=v9
664
665  > > Now, what should we do, then?  Should -Duse64bits in a v9 box cause
666  > > Perl to compiled in v9 mode?  Or should we for compatibility stick
667  > > with 32 bit builds and let the people in the know to add the -xarch=v9
668  > > to ccflags (and ldflags?)?
669
670  > I think the second (explicit) mechanism should be the default.  Unless
671  > you want to allocate more than ~ 4Gb of memory inside Perl, you don't
672  > need Perl to be a 64-bit app.  Put it this way, on a machine running
673  > Solaris 8, there are 463 executables under /usr/bin, but only 15 of
674  > those require 64 bit versions - mainly because they invade the kernel
675  > address space, e.g. adb, kgmon etc.  Certainly we don't recommend users
676  > to build 64 bit apps unless they need the address space.
677
678End_of_Solaris_Notes
679
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