[JDEV] Sun/Solaris question

[kadokev at msg.net]

> I had good success on Sol 5.8 .... The biggest hurdle I found was that you
> will need to get gnu-make -- the latest and greatest gcc and lots of
> patience. Also make sure that you have the "right" versions of code to work
> with -- as for the Macros -- yes you will need to pull a copy from CVS.
> Also make sure you use gnu tar to unpack these -- Solaris' tar on 5.8 is
> hopelessly brain dead.

Has anybody tried compiling jabber on Solaris 7 or 8 using Sun's C compiler?

I've found worthwhile speed improvements using the Sun 64-bit compiler to
build binaries for UltraSparc systems. I believe Sun is still offering 30-day
demo license?

Kevin Kadow
MSG.Net, Inc.