Re: pkg/53568: perl-5.28.0 fails to build on Solaris 10

[Hiroshi Hakoyama <hako%affrc.go.jp@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/53568; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Hiroshi Hakoyama <hako%affrc.go.jp@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: solaris-pkg-people%NetBSD.org@localhost,
 gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
 pkgsrc-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: pkg/53568: perl-5.28.0 fails to build on Solaris 10
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2018 14:24:21 +0900

 > Can you update to a newer GCC and see if it's still an issue?
 I tried to build packages from gcc5 to gcc8 using gcc version 4.9.4 from =
 pkgsrc, but I could not, as expected.
 Before the test for pkg/52568, should I submit the new bug report for =
 gcc packages?
 
 Hiroshi
 
 > 2018/11/21 18:05=E3=80=81coypu%sdf.org@localhost=E3=81=AE=E3=83=A1=E3=83=BC=E3=83=AB=
 :
 >=20
 > The following reply was made to PR pkg/53568; it has been noted by =
 GNATS.
 >=20
 > From: coypu%sdf.org@localhost
 > To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > Cc:=20
 > Subject: Re: pkg/53568: perl-5.28.0 fails to build on Solaris 10
 > Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 09:04:45 +0000
 >=20
 > So, this is likely to be of many causes:
 > - Perl bug
 > - Compiler
 > - OS (unlikely)
 >=20
 > I asked one of the NetBSD/sparc64 people if he has problems with this
 > package, and he doesn't. He is using GCC 6.4, and you're with an older
 > version. That means it's less likely to be perl.
 >=20
 > Can you update to a newer GCC and see if it's still an issue?
 >=20
 > =46rom a pkgsrc perspective, this is a really low cost workaround,
 > optimization is still on. We can just leave it alone if you can't be
 > bothered.
 >=20