>> Can anybody point me at a gcc package for Sparc Solaris that is more recent than 3.4.6? > http://gcc.gnu.org/install/binaries.html Here's what I found there. Sunfressware gcc/g11 3.4.6 Blastwave gcc/g++ 4.0.2 TGCware gcc/g++ 4.3.5 for Solaris 2.6 I was kind of hoping for a gcc/g__ 4.4 or 4.5 on 2.8 or higher. Philip