> > Solaris 8 ships with a perl that was compiled with Sun cc.
> > Thus to install modules/etc that require compilation, you
> > must use Sun cc. Even if you install gcc, you cannot compile
> > code that will link correctly with sun's supplied perl.
> >
> > Answer: Buy sun's cc, or recompile perl with gcc.
>
> Not true, to the best of my knowledge.
>
> Create a wrapper script called cc that changes its command line arguments
> as follows:
>
> -xO${n} -> -O${n}
> -KPIC -> -fPIC
> -Kpic -> -fpic
>
> and then invokes gcc. It should work like a charm.
Really? I was told by numerous folks, including some from sun
that it wouldn't work. I'm going to high-tail it over and give
this a try.
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