[OpenAFS] OpenAFS on Solaris 9 using gcc

[Henry B. Hotz]

At 1:38 PM -0400 9/13/02, openafs-info-request@openafs.org wrote:
>From: "Kost, Kathy" <kathy.kost@sonosite.com>
>To: openafs-info@openafs.org
>Subject: RE: [OpenAFS] OpenAFS on Solaris 9 using gcc
>Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 09:12:10 -0700
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>Thanks Ruby and everyone else who answered.  I was afraid that
>was going to be the answer.  I'll either try the trial version of
>the compiler just so I can compile and evaluate AFS or see if I can
>find the pre-compiled Sol 9 binaries.
>
>Kathy
>
>
>>  You cannot use gcc to compile kernel modules on Solaris.
>
>But you can get a free 30 or even 90 day trial version of their
>compiler. A compiler that refuses to work after 30 days should not be a
>problem, if you only want to compile OpenAFS once.

Wait a minute.  Is that *still* true?  I thought gcc-3 or 3.1 added 
proper ultrasparc support and that was what was lacking.

I know that NetBSD has an ultrasparc port and they use gcc.

>Bye, ruby
>

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