From raj@sandi.stph.net

I've tried to download and install perl-5.005.03 software
available at http​://www.gnu.org.
I am able to run the Configure script without any problems,
but when I execute the make command, I get parse errors all
over the place like :

`sh cflags libperl.a miniperlmain.o` miniperlmain.c
  CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -O
In file included from perl.h​:367,
  from miniperlmain.c​:11​:
/usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1/2.7.2.2/include/sys/param.h​:187​:
warning​: `NBBY' redefined
/usr/include/sys/select.h​:56​: warning​: this is the location of the
previous definition
In file included from
/usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1/2.7.2.2/include/time.h​:90,
  from /usr/include/sys/time.h​:405,
  from /usr/include/sys/select.h​:17,
  from
/usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1/2.7.2.2/include/sys/types.h​:281,
  from perl.h​:307,
  from miniperlmain.c​:11​:
/usr/include/sys/siginfo.h​:74​: parse error before `pthread_attr_t'
/usr/include/sys/siginfo.h​:74​: warning​: no semicolon at end of struct or
union
/usr/include/sys/siginfo.h​:76​: parse error before `}'
In file included from /usr/include/sys/stream.h​:22,
  from /usr/include/netinet/in.h​:38,
  from perl.h​:523,
  from miniperlmain.c​:11​:
/usr/include/sys/vnode.h​:163​: parse error before `u_offset_t'
/usr/include/sys/vnode.h​:163​: warning​: no semicolon at end of struct or
union
/usr/include/sys/vnode.h​:171​: parse error before `}'

The output of ./myconfig script is as follows​:

Summary of my perl5 (5.0 patchlevel 5 subversion 3) configuration​:
  Platform​:
  osname=solaris, osvers=2.7, archname=sun4-solaris
  uname='sunos maruti 5.7 generic sun4m sparc sunw,sparcstation-4 '
  hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=undef
  usethreads=undef useperlio=undef d_sfio=undef
  Compiler​:
  cc='gcc', optimize='-O', gccversion=2.7.2.2
  cppflags=''
  ccflags =''
  stdchar='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=y, prototype=define
  Linker and Libraries​:
  ld='ld', ldflags =' -L/usr/local/lib'
  libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib /usr/lib /usr/ccs/lib
  libs=-lsocket -lnsl -ldl -lm -lc -lcrypt
  libc=/lib/libc.so, so=so, useshrplib=false, libperl=libperl.a
  Dynamic Linking​:
  dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags=' '
  cccdlflags='-fPIC', lddlflags='-G -L/usr/local/lib'

Thanks in advance for your help regarding this.
-Raj

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Rajeshwar Naik <raj@​sandi.stph.net> writes​:

Hi,

I've tried to download and install perl-5.005.03 software
available at http​://www.gnu.org.
I am able to run the Configure script without any problems,
but when I execute the make command, I get parse errors all
over the place like :

`sh cflags libperl.a miniperlmain.o` miniperlmain.c
CCCMD = gcc -DPERL_CORE -c -O
In file included from perl.h​:367,
from miniperlmain.c​:11​:
/usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1/2.7.2.2/include/sys/param.h​:187​:
warning​: `NBBY' redefined
/usr/include/sys/select.h​:56​: warning​: this is the location of the
previous definition
In file included from
/usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1/2.7.2.2/include/time.h​:90,
from /usr/include/sys/time.h​:405,
from /usr/include/sys/select.h​:17,
from
/usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1/2.7.2.2/include/sys/types.h​:281,
from perl.h​:307,
from miniperlmain.c​:11​:

This usually indicates you are using a gcc built for a different OS
release than the one you are running.

Prior to gcc-2.8.* gcc took copies of nearly all the system include
files - in your case for solaris-2.5.1.

You are now running solaris 2.7 and the "saved" files conflict
with the new system include files.

You need to re-run gcc's fixincludes, or upgrade your gcc, or find
a solaris-2.5.1 machine to do the perl build.

(I happen to "know" that gcc-2.8.1 built for Solaris-2.5.1 _will_
build perl on Solaris2.7 - 'cos that is what I am using - but I would
still recomend using a gcc built for the actual OS.)

The output of ./myconfig script is as follows​:

Summary of my perl5 (5.0 patchlevel 5 subversion 3) configuration​:
Platform​:
osname=solaris, osvers=2.7, archname=sun4-solaris

--
Nick Ing-Simmons <nik@​tiuk.ti.com>
Via, but not speaking for​: Texas Instruments Ltd.

From The RT System itself

This is not a perl bug.
It is a mismatch of solaris and gcc
versions, as the 2nd message
makes clear. 5.7.0 Configure
contains a check for this. See change
number 6479.