[csw-dev] getopt.h missing on solaris8

[Dennis Clarke]

> On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 11:35 PM, Dennis Clarke <dclarke at blastwave.org>
> wrote:
>>
>>
>>  > On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 9:29 PM,  <Murray.Jensen at csiro.au> wrote:
>>  >> On Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:29:30 +0800, "Aubrey Li" writes:
>>  >>  >getopt.h and its lib is missing on this box.
>>  >>  >what is the right way to fix this issue?
>>  >>
>>  >>  Solaris 8 doesn't have getopt.h - or the gnu getopt* functions in
>> libc.
>>  >>
>>  >>  Grab the source from gnulib and link it in with your application ...
>>  >>
>>  >>         http://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/
>>  >>
>>  >>  or direct to getopt module ...
>>  >>
>>  >>         http://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/MODULES.html#module=getopt
>>  >>
>>  >>  There are links for each of the following files
>>  >>
>>  >>         getopt.in.h
>>  >>         getopt.c
>>  >>         getopt1.c
>>  >>         getopt_int.h
>>  >>
>>  >>  but the first one is bogus - it should be getopt.h ... click on the
>>  >>  link and when you get the error page, go into the address bar and
>>  >>  edit the url such that getopt.in.h is changed to getopt.h.
>>  >>
>>  >>  I think those four files will be enough ... you will have to figure
>>  >>  out how to link them in - usually edit a Makefile, Makefile.in or
>>  >>  Makefile.am file.
>>  >>
>>  >>  This has been discussed in the maintainers list before - but its not
>>  >>  your fault you didnt find it - the archives arent easily searchable
>>  >>  (unless someone else has a searchable interface?). Cheers!
>>  >>                                                                 Murray...
>>  >
>>  > Thanks Murray, I'll have a try.
>>  > Just be curious, why don't we upgrade our system to solaris 10?
>>
>>  Solaris 8 is scheduled to be dropped entirely into the "time and
>> material"
>>  support class by Sun for Q12009.  That is March 2009.  I hope to have all
>> of
>>  the Solaris 10 based infrastructure up to speed before then.
>>
>>  Dennis
>>
>
> Of course I can't wait then, my account will be invalid in one month, ;-)

Say what ?  What account ?

Dennis