Installing software.
I have successfully installed Solaris 10 on both the x86 and Sparc platform. Now I am trying to install Vim, Python and Solaris Studio...this is not working well.
I am on the x86 platform and cannot get "make" to work. I am able to unzip and untar, but make just won't work. I have scoured the data base for a simple how to on installing software but just can't find one.
I am a lowly intern at one of the largest mutual funds in the world. We are a Microsoft shop and I work along side some of the best Windows guys around, these guys write articles and so on on how to use Windows in a secure environment. BUT recently Microsoft has upset these guys by not providing MOSS support. My co-workers are players and they don't mess around. Now we are investigating Solaris as a viable option for some of our needs.
We have a subscription with SunSolve but cannot find what we need there. We tried running Solaris Express, but the Developers Edition wouldn't install (even though we met the basic requirements) and then the Registration screen keeps popping up but it won't let us register. My co-workers thought it was some sort of hacker thing, so we took Solaris Express off and now have installed registered versions of Solaris 10.
All my job is for the moment is to get Solaris 10 to work. I have read quite a bit and am very excited about it. BUT it seems unable to do some basic task, or rather I am unable to perform some basic task. (thats probably more like it)
I really need clarification on how to install software apps. "Which gcc" can't find it, "./configure" keeps on failing, and "make" just don't work. What am I doing wrong?
If you know of any links to tutorials THAT WORK, please advise. Here is an e-mail address set up for things of that nature.
10010101b@gmail.com
Thank you for any advice you can generate. Have a good day, and GOOD LUCK with that OpenSolaris thing. We ordered disk about a month ago, if we ever get them I will try to install them.
[2032 byte] By [
Choocha] at [2007-11-27 6:31:00]
# 3
Yes and the location of your path statement may be any of a variety of places depending on how you have the system set up. If you are using csh I think the right place for the path statement is in the ~/.profile file.
Here is an example of what is in mine.
MAIL=/usr/mail/${LOGNAME:?}
PATH=$PATH:/usr/ccs/bin:/opt/csw/bin:/usr/sfw/bin:/usr/dt/bin/:/opt/SUNWspro/bi n
PS1="[\u@\h:\W]>"
Until you install SUNWspro you should delete the last.
I normally use only SUNWspro compilers, but recently I have run into many library issues forcing me to keep gcc on the system.
You can download sun studio 11 from sun (I tried 12 but it would not install) and that has a very good cc utility.
# 4
Thanx for the prompt replies, thanx for sending the web site data, thanx. (your name isn't posted here so I didn't want to expose you). I was able to add SunStudio off the Express dvd and install it onto Solaris 10. Why it wouldn't go with Solaris Express is a mystery to me, but whatever.
That brings me to today: Robert you suggested that I add /usr/sfw/bin/gmake and/or /usr/ccs/bin to my path. I hate to be a moron, but I don't have a clue which path or where I am to add this.
I know I am not a complete idiot, I have done a few things with Linux in the past, posted an article in the SuSE SDB on the Belkin F5D7050 and how to install it using ndiswrapper.
http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Belkin_F5D7050
I've also done a short page on how to install jar files in Solaris 10.
http://carltonorama.googlepages.com/
But adding Vim or aap to Solaris 10 is befuddling me. I've spent two days going on three now working on it. (no big deal, time doesn't really matter here) I would really like to evolve and be competent with Solaris. Whatever, enough whining and here is what happened today...
When trying to install aap it seemed straightforward, but when it came to ./app install I got this response: /usr/bin/env no such file or directory Okay, not to worry, even the Aap website itself states that it might not work correctly, I just wanted to use it to install Vim; but no matter...now I decided just to install Vim.
I went to Vim's web page and did exactly step by step what they suggested. It looked fine, I am able to cd /vim71 and see the components. But it won't make. It states make: command not found
I switched shells and tried it with ksh, csh, sh, and bash. Make wouldn't work with any of them. I am now wondering if this is some ZFS thing, is there some new command to add packages to Solaris 10. I am also unsure if one can add software to Solaris 10, does it have to be Sun approved or something.
I took photos of the output and was going to add it to this post but am unable to get that done. So I will attempt to type the output of the vim event.
# cd vim71
# ls
configurepixmapsREADME.txtsrc
Filelist READEME_lang.txtREADME_unix.txt
MakefileREADME_scr.txt runtime
# cd /vim/vim71/src
#make
bash: make: command not found
I get the same results whichever shell I use. I am baffled.
