* Shawn Walker (swalker at opensolaris.org) wrote: > Glenn Lagasse wrote: >> * Shawn Walker (swalker at opensolaris.org) wrote: >>> Glenn Lagasse wrote: >>>> pfexec pkg install gcc-dev >>>> >>>> Is what I'd start with. If you'd rather use the SunStudio compiler, you >>>> can get that with pfexec pkg install sunstudioexpress >>> Actually, ss-dev would be better as that will install all of the >>> system headers, etc. and sunstudioexpress just like gcc-dev installs >>> all of the headers, etc. and gcc. >> >> Why can't I find ss-dev though? I know it existed at one point in time, >> but I can't seem to find it now. >> >> glagasse at shire:~$ pkg search -r ss-dev >> pkg: Some servers failed to respond appropriately: >> http://pkg.opensolaris.org/pending/: Service Unavailable (503) > > Remote search won't return it because the server manifests don't have > the package fmri and so search can't search on package name. I know it > sounds silly, but the manifest format was developed before search, and > changing the manifest format until after post 2009.06 isn't practical.
Ah-ha, gotcha. >> When I browse the package listing at http://ipkg.sfbay/dev (as well as >> pkg.opensolaris.org/dev) I don't see it there either. > > Because, by default, the package listing shows you only the packages > from the latest build (build 111). > > ss-dev was last published in build 86, but can be installed into any > later build. > > This is one of those annoying subtleties of how packages are published > right now. It will all be changing in the future. Of course :-) Thanks for the info! -- Glenn
