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Re: compiling gdb-5.0 on sparc-sun-solaris5.8
Alexandre Oliva wrote:
>
> On Jul 9, 2000, Annamalai G <gannam@india.dharma.com> wrote:
>
> > ./configure sparc-sun-solaris5.8
>
> There's no such thing as Solaris 5.8. There is the SunOS kernel v
> 5.8, and there is the Solaris OS v8. configure probably expects
> sparc-sun-solaris2.8, though.
Yes, that is very important.
A a general rule, you shouldn't need to specify the system you're
building on - it is better to let config.guess determine that for you.
Andrew