[csw-maintainers] Sun Studio 12 outputs v8plus code instead of v8 code under Solaris 10

[Dagobert Michelsen]

Hi Yann,

Am 27.11.2010 um 22:33 schrieb Yann Rouillard:
> I am currently building openssl under Solaris 10 to test the pkcs11
> patch [1] and I've discovered a strange bug: Sun Studio 12 seems to
> generate v8plus code instead of v8 code when compiling assembly code.

I guess this is because Solaris 10 requires sparcv8+, but the inconsistent
handling between the compilers more look like a bug.

> I will switch to Sun Studio 12.1 for now (BTW it seems it's not
> installed on current9s) but if someone has a clue on this issue, I would
> be interested.

Yep, 12.1 starts to run on Solaris 10:
  http://docs.sun.com/source/821-0080/index.html


Best regards

  -- Dago