Haim,
If you are seeking help on building ON in a Linux sandbox, I can think
of a number of ways you could have approached this without putting the
backs up of virtually every user on this mailing list. Solaris is not
and never will be Linux. This is not to say Linux is inferior - just
that Solaris is fundamentally different.
More comments below:
Haim Zilberbord wrote:
> one more thing
>
>> SXCR is free
>
> i don't want become beta-tester for nevada express.
If you do not wish to participate in the OpenSolaris process, I would
suggest you to consider using the current release of Solaris 10.
If you wish to learn more about the OpenSolaris/ON development process,
take a look here:
http://opensolaris.org/os/community/on/os_dev_process/
> i don't feel safe when i can't build any tool form source
> questions :
>
> why there is such thing like “minimum ON build version” ?
Again, it is important to remember that Solaris is not Linux. Major
Solaris releases tend to span years, not months or weeks. Because
OpenSolaris is constantly evolving, many projects require the use of
interfaces and/or tools that are only available after a given build of
Nevada.
>
>> GNU make has lots of extensions...
I'll keep my opinions on GNU tools to myself, but one thing I will
mention is that the ON team has done a terrific job in making every
effort to make the build process GNU friendly.
Remember, It is not a requirement of an operating system to be friendly
to any build environment other than its own. I'd be quite interested in
seeing how well Linux does if one were to use a non-GNU toolset.
>
> can i download and build required extensions from source ? are they
required for bulding kernel, userland, or libs?
I suggest taking a look at the ON community page and doing a little
research:
http://opensolaris.org/os/community/on/
If you feel that it is important for Nevada be buildable from a Linux
sandbox, then why not start a project and dedicate some of your time and
resources towards that end? After all, isnt that what OpenSolaris is all
about?
Regards,
Steven Stallion
Project Leader
OpenSolaris Ports Collection
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