Re: i can't compile bash 2.05b on sparc solaris 9

[Chet Ramey]

> ld: fatal: symbol `getenv' is multiply-defined:
>         (file ./lib/sh/libsh.a(getenv.o) type=FUNC; file /usr/lib/libc.a
>         (getenv.o) type=FUNC);
> ld: fatal: File processing errors. No output written to bash
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make: *** [bash] Error 1

When did the semantics of Unix static library linking get changed?

> What must i do for compile bash on sun solaris 9 ?

Edit config.h and #undef CAN_REDEFINE_GETENV.  Then look at config.log
and tell me why the configure test said it could.

Chet

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