Necessary when targeting Darwin, building @samp{libstdc++},
and not using @option{--disable-symvers}.
-Necessary when targeting Solaris 2 with Sun @command{ld} and not using
-@option{--disable-symvers}. The bundled @command{perl} in Solaris@tie{}8
-and up works.
+Necessary when targeting Solaris 2 with Solaris @command{ld} and not using
+@option{--disable-symvers}.
Necessary when regenerating @file{Makefile} dependencies in libiberty.
Necessary when regenerating @file{libiberty/functions.texi}.
@item
If the target system is the same that you are building on, check
operating system specific directories (e.g.@: @file{/usr/ccs/bin} on
-Sun Solaris 2).
+Solaris 2).
@item
Check in the @env{PATH} for a tool whose name is prefixed by the
@itemize
@item
@uref{https://www.opencsw.org/,,OpenCSW}
-
-@item
-@uref{http://jupiterrise.com/tgcware/,,TGCware}
@end itemize
@item
@end html
@anchor{ix86-x-solaris2}
@heading i?86-*-solaris2*
-Use this for Solaris 11 or later on x86 and x86-64 systems. Starting
+Use this for Solaris 11.3 or later on x86 and x86-64 systems. Starting
with GCC 4.7, there is also a 64-bit @samp{amd64-*-solaris2*} or
@samp{x86_64-*-solaris2*} configuration that corresponds to
@samp{sparcv9-sun-solaris2*}.
It is recommended that you configure GCC to use the GNU assembler. The
-versions included in Solaris 11, from GNU binutils 2.19 or
-newer (also available as @file{/usr/bin/gas} and
+versions included in Solaris 11.3, from GNU binutils 2.23.1 or
+newer (available as @file{/usr/bin/gas} and
@file{/usr/gnu/bin/as}), work fine. The current version, from GNU
-binutils 2.32, is known to work, but the version from GNU binutils 2.26
-must be avoided. Recent versions of the Solaris assembler in
-@file{/usr/ccs/bin/as} work almost as well, though.
-@c FIXME: as patch requirements?
+binutils 2.34, is known to work. Recent versions of the Solaris assembler in
+@file{/usr/bin/as} work almost as well, though.
-For linking, the Solaris linker, is preferred. If you want to use the GNU
-linker instead, the version in Solaris 11, from GNU binutils 2.19 or
-newer (also in @file{/usr/gnu/bin/ld} and @file{/usr/bin/gld}), works,
-as does the latest version, from GNU binutils 2.32.
+For linking, the Solaris linker is preferred. If you want to use the GNU
+linker instead, the version in Solaris 11.3, from GNU binutils 2.23.1 or
+newer (in @file{/usr/gnu/bin/ld} and @file{/usr/bin/gld}), works,
+as does the latest version, from GNU binutils 2.34.
To use GNU @command{as}, configure with the options
@option{--with-gnu-as --with-as=@//usr/@/gnu/@/bin/@/as}. It may be necessary
to configure with @option{--without-gnu-ld --with-ld=@//usr/@/ccs/@/bin/@/ld} to
-guarantee use of Sun @command{ld}.
+guarantee use of Solaris @command{ld}.
@c FIXME: why --without-gnu-ld --with-ld?
@html
9 has been removed in GCC 5. Support for Solaris 8 has been removed in
GCC 4.8. Support for Solaris 7 has been removed in GCC 4.6.
-Solaris 11 provides GCC 4.5.2, 4.7.3, and 4.8.2 as
-@command{/usr/gcc/4.5/bin/gcc} or similar. Alternatively,
+Solaris 11.3 provides GCC 4.5.2, 4.7.3, and 4.8.2 as
+@command{/usr/gcc/4.5/bin/gcc} or similar. Newer Solaris versions
+provide one or more of GCC 5, 7, and 9. Alternatively,
you can install a pre-built GCC to bootstrap and install GCC. See the
@uref{binaries.html,,binaries page} for details.
The Solaris 2 @command{/bin/sh} will often fail to configure
-@samp{libstdc++-v3}or @samp{boehm-gc}. We therefore recommend using the
+@samp{libstdc++-v3}. We therefore recommend using the
following initial sequence of commands
@smallexample
For example, the linker may hang indefinitely. The fix is to remove
@file{/usr/ucb} from your @env{PATH}.
-The build process works more smoothly with the legacy Sun tools so, if you
+The build process works more smoothly with the legacy Solaris tools so, if you
have @file{/usr/xpg4/bin} in your @env{PATH}, we recommend that you place
@file{/usr/bin} before @file{/usr/xpg4/bin} for the duration of the build.
We recommend the use of the Solaris assembler or the GNU assembler, in
conjunction with the Solaris linker. The GNU @command{as}
-versions included in Solaris 11,
-from GNU binutils 2.19 or newer (also in @file{/usr/bin/gas} and
+versions included in Solaris 11.3,
+from GNU binutils 2.23.1 or newer (in @file{/usr/bin/gas} and
@file{/usr/gnu/bin/as}), are known to work.
-The current version, from GNU binutils 2.32,
+The current version, from GNU binutils 2.34,
is known to work as well. Note that your mileage may vary
if you use a combination of the GNU tools and the Solaris tools: while the
-combination GNU @command{as} + Sun @command{ld} should reasonably work,
-the reverse combination Sun @command{as} + GNU @command{ld} may fail to
+combination GNU @command{as} + Solaris @command{ld} should reasonably work,
+the reverse combination Solaris @command{as} + GNU @command{ld} may fail to
build or cause memory corruption at runtime in some cases for C++ programs.
@c FIXME: still?
GNU @command{ld} usually works as well. Again, the current
-version (2.32) is known to work, but generally lacks platform specific
+version (2.34) is known to work, but generally lacks platform specific
features, so better stay with Solaris @command{ld}. To use the LTO linker
plugin (@option{-fuse-linker-plugin}) with GNU @command{ld}, GNU
binutils @emph{must} be configured with @option{--enable-largefile}.
appropriate version is found. Solaris @command{c++filt} from the Solaris
Studio compilers does @emph{not} work.
+The versions of the GNU Multiple Precision Library (GMP), the MPFR
+library and the MPC library bundled with Solaris 11.3 and later are
+usually recent enough to match GCC's requirements. There are two
+caveats:
+
+@itemize @bullet
+@item
+While the version of the GMP library in Solaris 11.3 works with GCC, you
+need to configure with @option{--with-gmp-include=/usr/include/gmp}.
+
+@item
+The version of the MPFR libary included in Solaris 11.3 is too old; you
+need to provide a more recent one.
+@end itemize
+
@html
<hr />
@end html
@anchor{sparc-sun-solaris2}
@heading sparc-sun-solaris2*
When GCC is configured to use GNU binutils 2.14 or later, the binaries
-produced are smaller than the ones produced using Sun's native tools;
+produced are smaller than the ones produced using Solaris native tools;
this difference is quite significant for binaries containing debugging
information.
library or the MPC library on a Solaris 7 or later system, the canonical
target triplet must be specified as the @command{build} parameter on the
configure line. This target triplet can be obtained by invoking @command{./config.guess} in the toplevel source directory of GCC (and
-not that of GMP or MPFR or MPC). For example on a Solaris 9 system:
+not that of GMP or MPFR or MPC). For example on a Solaris 11 system:
@smallexample
-% ./configure --build=sparc-sun-solaris2.9 --prefix=xxx
+% ./configure --build=sparc-sun-solaris2.11 --prefix=xxx
@end smallexample
@html
@end html
@anchor{sparc64-x-solaris2}
@heading sparc64-*-solaris2*
+When configuring a 64-bit-default GCC on Solaris/SPARC, you must use a
+build compiler that generates 64-bit code, either by default or by
+specifying @samp{CC='gcc -m64' CXX='gcc-m64'} to @command{configure}.
+Additionally, you @emph{must} pass @option{--build=sparc64-sun-solaris2.11}
+or @option{--build=sparcv9-sun-solaris2.11} because @file{config.guess}
+misdetects this situation, which can cause build failures.
+
When configuring the GNU Multiple Precision Library (GMP), the MPFR
library or the MPC library, the canonical target triplet must be specified
as the @command{build} parameter on the configure line. For example
-on a Solaris 9 system:
+on a Solaris 11 system:
@smallexample
-% ./configure --build=sparc64-sun-solaris2.9 --prefix=xxx
+% ./configure --build=sparc64-sun-solaris2.11 --prefix=xxx
@end smallexample
@html
GCC 4.7, there is also a configuration that defaults to 64-bit code, but
can generate 32-bit code with @option{-m32}. To configure and build
this way, you have to provide all support libraries like @file{libgmp}
-as 64-bit code, configure with @option{--target=x86_64-pc-solaris2.1x}
+as 64-bit code, configure with @option{--target=x86_64-pc-solaris2.11}
and @samp{CC=gcc -m64}.
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