From dminogue@rand.com

Thanks,

Dave

# make
make​: Warning​: Both `makefile' and `Makefile' exist
`sh cflags libperl.a miniperlmain.o` miniperlmain.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a perl.o` perl.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a gv.o` gv.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a toke.o` toke.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a perly.o` perly.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a op.o` op.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a regcomp.o` regcomp.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a dump.o` dump.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a util.o` util.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a mg.o` mg.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a byterun.o` byterun.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a hv.o` hv.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a av.o` av.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a run.o` run.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a pp_hot.o` pp_hot.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a sv.o` sv.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a pp.o` pp.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a scope.o` scope.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a pp_ctl.o` pp_ctl.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a pp_sys.o` pp_sys.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a doop.o` doop.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a doio.o` doio.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a regexec.o` regexec.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a taint.o` taint.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a deb.o` deb.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a universal.o` universal.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a globals.o` globals.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
`sh cflags libperl.a perlio.o` perlio.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
rm -f libperl.a
/usr/ccs/bin/ar rcu libperl.a perl.o gv.o toke.o perly.o op.o regcomp.o
dump.o util.o mg.o byterun.o hv.o av.o run.o pp_hot.o sv.o pp.o scope.o
pp_ctl.o pp_sys.o doop.o doio.o regexec.o taint.o deb.o universal.o
globals.o perlio.o
gcc -L/usr/local/lib -o miniperl miniperlmain.o libperl.a -lgdbm -ldb
Undefined first referenced
symbol in file
socket libperl.a(pp_sys.o)
getpeername libperl.a(pp_sys.o)
accept libperl.a(pp_sys.o)
log libperl.a(pp.o)
pow libperl.a(pp.o)
socketpair libperl.a(pp_sys.o)
send libperl.a(pp_sys.o)
bind libperl.a(pp_sys.o)
setsockopt libperl.a(pp_sys.o)
sqrt libperl.a(pp.o)
floor libperl.a(pp.o)
getsockopt libperl.a(pp_sys.o)
atan2 libperl.a(pp.o)
sendto libperl.a(pp_sys.o)
exp libperl.a(pp.o)
shutdown libperl.a(pp_sys.o)
getsockname libperl.a(pp_sys.o)
recvfrom libperl.a(pp_sys.o)
sin libperl.a(pp.o)
listen libperl.a(pp_sys.o)
cos libperl.a(pp.o)
connect libperl.a(pp_sys.o)
ld​: fatal​: Symbol referencing errors. No output written to miniperl
*** Error code 1
make​: Fatal error​: Command failed for target `miniperl'

myconfig

Summary of my perl5 (5.0 patchlevel 5 subversion 3) configuration​:
  Platform​:
  osname=solaris, osvers=2.5.1, archname=sun4-solaris
  uname='sunos roger 5.5.1 generic_103640-27 sun4u sparc sunw,ultra-1 '
  hint=previous, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
  usethreads=undef useperlio=undef d_sfio=undef
  Compiler​:
  cc='gcc', optimize='-g', gccversion=2.8.1
  cppflags='-I/usr/local/include'
  ccflags ='-I/usr/local/include'
  stdchar='unsigned char', d_stdstdio=define, usevfork=false
  intsize=4, longsize=4, ptrsize=4, doublesize=8
  d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=16
  alignbytes=8, usemymalloc=n, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries​:
  ld='ld', ldflags =' -L/usr/local/lib '
  libpth=/usr/local/lib /usr/lib
  libs=-lgdbm -ldb
  libc=/usr/lib/libc.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a
  Dynamic Linking​:
  dlsrc=dl_none.xs, dlext=none, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags=''
  cccdlflags='', lddlflags=''

From [Unknown Contact. See original ticket]

On Thu, Aug 19, 1999 at 04​:20​:11PM -0400, Minogue, Dave wrote​:

Here is the output after of make, and below that is the output from the
myconfig shell script.
I've spent nearly 2 days trying to install this without any luck.

Dave,

  You seem to have overridden a few defaults for the worse. The
simple remedy is​:

  # make distclean
  # Configure -des -Dcc=gcc
  # make

  If this doesn't work, then I've underestimated your problem. ;^)

  Once you have this working, then you may wish to run `Configure'
interactively and tweak some of the options a bit more gingerly.

# make
make​: Warning​: Both `makefile' and `Makefile' exist
`sh cflags libperl.a miniperlmain.o` miniperlmain.c
CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g

  A default CCCMD will look more like​:

  gcc -B/usr/ccs/bin/ -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -O

  Your version might work, but it suggests shenanigans to me.

[ . . . ]

`sh cflags libperl.a perlio.o` perlio.c
CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -I/usr/local/include -g
rm -f libperl.a
/usr/ccs/bin/ar rcu libperl.a perl.o gv.o toke.o perly.o op.o regcomp.o
dump.o util.o mg.o byterun.o hv.o av.o run.o pp_hot.o sv.o pp.o scope.o
pp_ctl.o pp_sys.o doop.o doio.o regexec.o taint.o deb.o universal.o
globals.o perlio.o
gcc -L/usr/local/lib -o miniperl miniperlmain.o libperl.a -lgdbm -ldb

  There are some very important libraries missing from here. This
should look more like​:

  gcc -B/usr/ccs/bin/ -L/usr/local/lib -o miniperl miniperlmain.o libperl.a
  -lsocket -lnsl -lgdbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lc -lcrypt
 

Undefined first referenced
symbol in file
socket libperl.a(pp_sys.o)

  [ . . . ]

connect libperl.a(pp_sys.o)
ld​: fatal​: Symbol referencing errors. No output written to miniperl
*** Error code 1

  . . . and these are all symbols from -lm, -lsocket, etc.

make​: Fatal error​: Command failed for target `miniperl'

myconfig
-------------
Summary of my perl5 (5.0 patchlevel 5 subversion 3) configuration​:
Platform​:
osname=solaris, osvers=2.5.1, archname=sun4-solaris

  I've compared this to a Solaris 2.6 installation, but most of the
information will be the same.

  Best of luck,
* Kurt Starsinic (Kurt.Starsinic@​isinet.com) --------- Technical Specialist *
| `The suddenness of the leap from hardware to software cannot but produce |
| a period of anarchy and collapse in existing establishments . . . .' |
| -- Marshall McLuhan |
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From [Unknown Contact. See original ticket]

"Minogue," == Minogue, Dave <dminogue@​rand.com> writes​:
  Minogue,> Here is the output after of make, and below that is the
  Minogue,> output from the myconfig shell script. I've spent
  Minogue,> nearly 2 days trying to install this without any luck.

For some reason, you've removed the '-lsocket -lnsl' libraries from
the list of libraries used to link perl. Don't Do That.

Put simply, on Solaris leave the Configure selected libraries alone.

--
Stephen
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