Hello all, I encountered numerous problems attempting to install Orca (http://www.orcaware.com/orca) on our Sun box, all of which were pinpointed to the failure to install rrdtools. The way I eventually resolved the issue required the following: - Installation of gcc (available from www.sunfreeware.com). At the time of writing, the latest package is gcc3.3.2. I chose gcc_small-3.3.2-sol8-sparc-local.gz - Installation of the latest Perl package (latest version on Sunfreeware at time of writing 5.8.0). Blair, Orca's authour, recommends using the ActiveState Perl binary. Next, I ensured that /usr/local/bin appeared before /usr/bin in $PATH and that the path to "make" was also included: PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/ccs/bin:$PATH Since gcc and Perl both install to /usr/local/bin, this warrants that the correct versions get chosen upon running configure. Seeing as the C compiler included with Solaris (located at /usr/ucb/cc) does not actually compile anything, you will need to alias this to gcc: cc=gcc Case is important. I found setting CC=gcc did not work. The problem with gcc not recognising the "-KPIC" switch was resolved by amending the "Makefile" within "perl-shared": search for the line CCCDLFLAGS = -KPIC and change it to CCCDLFLAGS = -fPIC Now continuing with the make of rrdtools should succeed. Good luck! Jeremy Gomez
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