[PHP-INSTALL] Solaris 9 + PHP Hangs on configure

[James Taylor]

I'm having trouble installing any version of PHP on solaris 9.  I've 
tried older versions of 4.3.x a few months ago, then recently tried 
4.3.10 and also the latest version of 5.

I'm using a bunch of GNU tools from sunfreeware.com, have GCC installed,
and have been able to compile most programs without much trouble.
With PHP though, I run
./configure
and it sits at this prompt infinitely:
checking host system type... sparc-sun-solaris2.9
Never moves on, never does anything else.  Just sits there forever.  I'd 
install a binary, but the binary as far as I can tell isn't set up for 
apxs.  If all else fails, I guess I'll have to figure out how to use it, 
but I'd much rather compile the source with all the options I want.

It doesn't matter what configure options I use.  No options or 5 lines 
of options, it sits at that prompt doing nothing.

Any ideas?