From: Daniel Berger <Daniel.Berger@...>
Date: 2006-04-13T02:57:48+09:00
Subject: Re: Installing on Solaris using sparc-sun-solaris-2.8

Fleur Corfield wrote:
> I am a newbie to Solaris and Ruby.
> 
> I have downloaded the source for Ruby 1.8.4, I added CC to the 
> environment using "CC=/usr/local/bin/gcc" & "export CC". I have run 
> ./configure successfully.
> 
> I then set my variables for make (as initially that was not doing 
> anything) using "PATH=$PATH:/usr/ccs/bin" and "export PATH". After doing 
> this I tried to use the make command, and received the following errors:
> 
> 1. make: Warning: Illegal dependency list for target `.DEFAULT'
> and far more worrying:
> 
> 2.internal error: error_message(58)
> *** Error code 100
> make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `libruby-static.a'
> 
> I did find a file called "ruby" under usr/local/bin but it does not do 
> anything (most likely because of the fatal error) can anyone help me?
> 

Strange.  What version of gcc are you using?

If all else fails, there's a Solaris package for Ruby on blastwave.org, though 
it's built with Forte I think.

Regards,

Dan