OpenSolaris Buildable Source

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Note: if this is your first OpenSolaris installation, please see the

currently known issues section below to see the minimum build of

Solaris Express - Community Release required to build and install

OpenSolaris. Either an initial install or an upgrade will work,

provided you use the "Entire Distribution" metacluster.

This delivery of the Buildable Source consists of 4 or 5 pieces:

1. encumbered binaries tarball (on-closed-bins-DATE.PLATFORM.tar.bz2)

2. compiler (Sun Studio 11 is the preferred compiler, and it is free

for OpenSolaris community members. You can also use gcc; more on

that below.)

3. ON build tools package (SUNWonbld-DATE.PLATFORM.tar.bz2)

4. Pre-built BFU archives (on-bfu-DATE.PLATFORM.tar.bz2)

5. source tarball (on-src-DATE.tar.bz2; numbered builds only)

If you just want to install the pre-built archives, you'll need the ON

build tools and the BFU archives. The tar file will unpack the

archives into archives-DATE/PLATFORM/ (e.g.,

archives-20050612/i386/). You should review Section A

(changes since the last delivery) and Section B (known issues) before

following the BFU instructions in the Developer's Reference

(http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/onnv/devref_toc/).

If you want to build from source, you will need the source, compiler,

ON tools, and "extras" tools. The encumbered binaries tarball contains

complete binaries (libraries, kernel modules, commands) that are

compatible with the source. These are binaries that cannot be built

using only the source tarball for one reason or another. If you wish

to build the kernel (or some portion of it), or if you wish to build a

complete set of installable archives, you will want the encumbered

binaries.

Currently, to obtain source, you can either download the

on-src-DATE.tar.bz2 tarball if you are downloading a build-synchronised

delivery. Or, you can checkout from the Mercurial repository at

(please see instructions at: http://opensolaris.org/os/project/onnv/)

The buildable source contains the source for our high key-strength

crypto, known as the Encryption Kit (SUNWcry, SUNWcryr, SUNWcryptoint).

Please note that certain countries restrict the redistribtuion of

high key-strength crypto. If you live in one of these countries,

it is your responsibility to ensure that you are complying with your

country's laws in this area.

For general questions on the buildable source, please ask on the

OpenSolaris Help discussion list (opensolaris-help <at> opensolaris

<dot> org). For detailed comments about the code, please use

OpenSolaris Code discussion list. Please note that the mailing lists

are configured to only allow posts via the web forum interface or from

list subscribers.

Currently Known Issues

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These were some of the major known issues at the time of this

delivery. The most recent list is available on the OpenSolaris.org

website in the Nevada community at:

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Installing from Source

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