[install-discuss] need a c compiler gcc wont run

[Danek Duvall]

On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 06:35:01PM -0700, Alex wrote:

> if someone knows how to get a c compiler on to opensolaris or weither i
> have one on here already and why its not working...  i just installed
> this 24 hours ago.

    $ pkg search -r cc
    INDEX      ACTION    VALUE                     PACKAGE
    ...
    basename   link      opt/SunStudioExpress/bin/cc pkg:/sunstudioexpress at 
0.2008.5-0.86
    ...
    basename   file      opt/SunStudioExpress/prod/bin/cc pkg:/sunstudioexpress 
at 0.2008.5-0.86

    $ pkg list -a \*gcc\*
    NAME (AUTHORITY)    VERSION         STATE      UFIX
    SUNWgcc             3.4.3-0.98      known      ----
    ...
    SUNWgccruntime      3.4.3-0.98      known      ----
    ...
    gcc-dev             0.5.11-0.86     known      u---
    ...

    $ pkg search -r gcc
    INDEX      ACTION    VALUE                     PACKAGE
    ...
    description set      GCC                       pkg:/SUNWgccruntime at 
3.4.3-0.98
    ...
    description set      gcc                       pkg:/SUNWgcc at 3.4.3-0.98
    ...
    basename   dir       usr/sfw/lib/gcc           pkg:/SUNWgcc at 3.4.3-0.98
    ...
    basename   link      usr/bin/gcc               pkg:/SUNWgcc at 3.4.3-0.98
    ...
    basename   dir       usr/sfw/libexec/gcc       pkg:/SUNWgcc at 3.4.3-0.98
    ...
    basename   hardlink  usr/sfw/bin/gcc           pkg:/SUNWgcc at 3.4.3-0.98

Hence,

    # pkg install sunstudioexpress

or

    # pkg install SUNWgcc

should get you a compiler.  It's recommended, however, that you install
ss-dev or gcc-dev, since those will bring in headers and other things like
make that are generally needed for C compilation environments.

Danek