Hi Allanah, Yep. AOLServer 3.3.1 runs fine on Solaris 8 SPARC (the old SPARC 20) now that it's compiled without the -mcpu=ultrasparc option. Thanks heaps for that pointer. So... now AOLServer is working on both Solaris AND Mandrake. Cool. Better to have choices eh! :-) Is anyone interested in my writing up the notes I'm keeping into a Quick Install Guide for AOLServer 3.3.1 on Solaris 7/8? Regards and best wishes, Justin Clift Allanah Myles wrote: > > On 2001.05.16, Justin Clift <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I see from your email that AOLServer unconditionally puts in the > > -mcpu=ultrasparc, so that's likely the problem. I hadn't noticed it > > (didn't look real hard honestly). Just logged into the old sparc server > > now, removed the -mcpu=ultrasparc from include/Makefile.global and it's > > compiling presently. See how it goes. This makes sense, considering > > the error message I was getting. > > Please, let us know how things go. I was going to suggest changing > the Makefile.global for SunOS to check `uname -m` to determine the > appropriate -mcpu param, but I was wondering if it was intentionally > done the way it is in Makefile.global. > > > Errr... is there a Solaris FAQ for AOLServer? The > > "Frequently-Asked-Questions" link doesn't appear to be um.. a link on > > the AOLServer page. > [...] > > Is there a Mandrake Linux section of an AOLServer FAQ hanging around > > this could go in? (uh oh... techdocs.postgresql.org started with a > > similar question...) > > People could ask questions on the AOLserver wiki, in particular, on > the AOLserver FAQ page: > > http://panoptic.com/wiki/aolserver/AOLserverFAQ > > - Dossy > > -- > Dossy Shiobara mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Panoptic Computer Network web: http://www.panoptic.com/ -- "My grandfather once told me that there are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was less competition there." - Indira Gandhi
