Re: make install fails because GNU tar needed

[Jeff King <peff@peff.net>]

On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 10:16:48AM -0400, dev wrote:

> # gmake CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LD_OPTIONS" NEEDS_LIBICONV=Yes \
> > SHELL_PATH=/usr/local/bin/bash \
> > SANE_TOOL_PATH=/usr/local/bin \
> > USE_LIBPCRE=1 LIBPCREDIR=/usr/local CURLDIR=/usr/local \
> > EXPATDIR=/usr/local NEEDS_LIBINTL_BEFORE_LIBICONV=1 \
> > NEEDS_SOCKET=1 NEEDS_RESOLV=1 USE_NSEC=1 \

As an aside, you may be able to drop some of these defines. For example,
we set NEEDS_SOCKET automatically on Solaris. See the "SunOS" section of
config.mak.uname for the complete set of defaults.

> Is there some magic somewhere to use ordinary POSIX tar ?

gmake TAR=tar ?

The default of gtar for Solaris dates back to 2005. There may have been
a reason then that is no longer valid now, or there may be something
besides "make install" which uses a more advanced feature.

> /bin/sh: gtar: /bin/shnot found
> : gtar: not found
> gmake[1]: *** [install] Error 1
> gmake: *** [install] Error 2
>
> [...]
>
> Also, what is shnot ?

Two messages stepping on each other's toes?

-Peff