%% "Jesse Salen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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js> I am trying to install make on my system because I am having
js> problems with an old version. I'm on a Sun E450 running Solaris
js> 2.7. When running ./confgure I get the following error:
js> checking argument types of select()... configure: error: can't determine
js> argument types
js> I don't know where to specify arguments. What should I do to fix this
js> problem?
You cannot "specify arguments"; the configure script is trying to
determine what arguments your system expects, and it can't do that.
You can't help it out; it either figures it out itself, or something is
broken.
What version of GNU make are you trying to build? The latest released
version of GNU make (3.79.1) doesn't need select() any more. However,
the fact that configure can't determine this points to a more
fundamental problem on your system somewhere.
What C compiler are you using (Solaris doesn't ship any C compiler
itself; you need to get one from somewhere else).
Have you built other programs on this system? If not, perhaps not all
the development packages (header files, etc.) were installed on the
system off of the Solaris media.
If all else fails, look in the config.log file and see what the command
line was that failed and the error messages (it'll be the last bunch of
lines in that file). If you can't determine what the problem is, send
those lines along to the list. See the README and INSTALL files for
more ideas on what to look for and the kinds of information needed in a
comprehensive problem report.
HTH...
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