Well I am making progress in that I have what looks like a successful build. what fails next on the non-linux world is the next requirement for GNU tar for some reason : # 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 \ > PERL_PATH=/usr/local/bin/perl \ > NO_PYTHON=1 DEFAULT_PAGER=/usr/xpg4/bin/more \ > DEFAULT_EDITOR=/usr/local/bin/vim DEFAULT_HELP_FORMAT=man \ > prefix=/usr/local install > > ../git-2.0.4_SunOS5.10_sparcv9.006.install.log * new build flags "read-cache.c", line 780: warning: statement not reached "xdiff/xutils.c", line 180: warning: statement not reached Writing perl.mak for Git Writing MYMETA.yml and MYMETA.json /bin/sh: gtar: /bin/shnot found : gtar: not found gmake[1]: *** [install] Error 1 gmake: *** [install] Error 2 Well that is maddening. Is there some magic somewhere to use ordinary POSIX tar ? Also, what is shnot ? dev -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html