openssl 1.1.1k on solaris 2.6 sparc

[Jeff Wieland]

Michael Wojcik wrote:
>> From: openssl-users <openssl-users-bounces at openssl.org> On Behalf Of david raingeard
>> Sent: Thursday, 24 June, 2021 07:06
>> I compiled it using sun compiler, with some modifications to the source code.
> If memory serves, OpenSSL doesn't work on Solaris SPARC if built using the Sun compiler. You have to use GCC. I'm pretty sure we discovered this in our SPARC product builds.
>
> This, and some other platform issues (there's one with GCC optimization on x86 64-bit, the details of which escape me now), are things I keep hoping to find time to dig into, but more-pressing work never seems to ease up.
>
> --
> Michael Wojcik

You can build it on Solaris 10 SPARC, using Studio 12.2 for 32 bit, and
Studio 12.4 for 64 bit.  Make sure that these are fully patched up.

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Jeff Wieland, UNIX Systems Administrator
Purdue University IT Infrastructure Services UNIX Platforms