# HG changeset patch # User Glenn Morris # Date 1177787770 0 # Node ID 265e617f0adb0d3c1f326f41accf11a469fcea4b # Parent 08cc1154f2819ee0d91cb72ab891cfc053653430 David R. Linn Add section on Solaris out-of-tree install issues with non-GNU make. diff -r 08cc1154f281 -r 265e617f0adb etc/PROBLEMS --- a/etc/PROBLEMS Sat Apr 28 18:01:38 2007 +0000 +++ b/etc/PROBLEMS Sat Apr 28 19:16:10 2007 +0000 @@ -2786,6 +2786,25 @@ Using directory paths with spaces is not supported at this time: you must re-configure without using spaces. +*** On Solaris, use GNU Make when installing an out-of-tree build + +The Emacs configuration process allows you to configure the +build environment so that you can build emacs in a directory +outside of the distribution tree. When installing Emacs from an +out-of-tree build directory on Solaris, you may need to use GNU +make. The make programs bundled with Solaris support the VPATH +macro but use it differently from the way the VPATH macro is +used by GNU make. The differences will cause the "make install" +step to fail, leaving you with an incomplete emacs +installation. GNU make is available in /usr/sfw/bin on Solaris +10 and can be installed as /opt/sfw/bin/gmake from the Solaris 9 +Software Companion CDROM. + +The problems due to the VPATH processing differences affect only +out of tree builds so, if you are on a Solaris installation +without GNU make, you can install Emacs completely by installing +from a build environment using the original emacs distribution tree. + ** First execution *** Emacs binary is not in executable format, and cannot be run.