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Solaris Guide ?

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:29 am
by buddysievers
hi again i think about running the server on solaris, is this possible ?
and if it is can someone helping me by setting it up ?!
thx in advance

Re: Solaris Guide ?

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 10:15 am
by bluekirby0
It will currently only compile on x86 platforms, so if you are on a SPARC, you are out of luck. The build scripts should work fine on Solaris, but there are bits in the code that are not portable to other architectures.

Re: Solaris Guide ?

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:09 am
by buddysievers
no i use open solaris x86 so it should work...
can i use the linux guide or are there differences ?!

Re: Solaris Guide ?

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:10 pm
by bluekirby0
Well testing hasn't been done on Solaris but the prereqs are the same so the generic linux guide should apply. If you run into any issues I can try to help as long as it is a build problem. If you need general help with finding or building the prereqs though I might not be much help there. The only thing I'm not sure about is if there is a pthreads library in Solaris. If not, you won't be able to build the search server.

Re: Solaris Guide ?

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 3:38 pm
by buddysievers
well i will try it next week if i got time for it ^^
if it works it would be very nice cus solars is the safest os out there i think and very stable too...
on windows its very easy and comfortable but thats not the important thing when its going to host a real server for everyone...

Re: Solaris Guide ?

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 5:26 pm
by bluekirby0
Debian is a good option as well, but you might need to compile GCC from source unless 4.6 has made it into the repository if you run the "stable" version. We also know for a fact that it builds and runs on Debian.

Re: Solaris Guide ?

Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 6:03 pm
by whasf
Keep us posted on your progress with Solaris please!

Re: Solaris Guide ?

Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:44 pm
by buddysievers
k i got some problems by getting some of the prereq's but i dont give up yet.
i will install solaris tonight on my virtualbox or on my poweredge idk yet, maybe tommorow i got more informations for you.

Re: Solaris Guide ?

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2013 2:58 pm
by buddysievers
i doesnt get the prereqs but im not giving up yet...
i wrote to a solaris expert maybe he will help me