alpha$ pwd /opt/bw/build/grep-3.4_sunos5.10_sparcv9.002 alpha$ alpha$ ./configure --prefix=/opt/bw --disable-silent-rules \ > --enable-dependency-tracking --enable-threads=posix \ > --without-gnu-ld --with-libsigsegv-prefix=/opt/bw \ > --with-libiconv-prefix=/opt/bw \ > --with-libintl-prefix=/opt/bw 2>&1 | tee ../grep-3.4_sunos5.10_sparcv9.002.config.log configure: error: no working 'grep' found A working 'grep' command is needed to build GNU Grep. This 'grep' should support -e and long lines. On Solaris 10, install the package SUNWggrp or SUNWxcu4. On Solaris 11, install the package text/gnu-grep or system/xopen/xcu4. alpha$
Excuse me ? alpha$ alpha$ which grep /usr/local/bin/grep alpha$ alpha$ grep --version grep (GNU grep) 3.1 Copyright (C) 2017 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Written by Mike Haertel and others, see <http://git.sv.gnu.org/cgit/grep.git/tree/AUTHORS>. alpha$ alpha$ alpha$ ls -lap /usr/xpg4/bin/grep -r-xr-xr-x 3 root bin 18652 Nov 18 2013 /usr/xpg4/bin/grep alpha$ alpha$ I have GNU grep and I also have real XPG4 type grep ? What grep does grep need to beuild grep for a new grep? Curious what pre-requisite grep that grep needs for grep. would love to hear back which I work on GNU autoconf beta today : https://lists.gnu.org/r/autoconf/2020-07/msg00006.html What magic grep does grep want ? -- Dennis Clarke RISC-V/SPARC/PPC/ARM/CISC UNIX and Linux spoken GreyBeard and suspenders optional