Precompiled package Software for Solaris 8/x86


Welcome to the Solaris 8/x86 Precompiled Package Archive
All files are compresed with bzip2, and the bzip2 package is left uncompressed for easy installation.

Instructions:
-- bunzip2 MWpackage.i86pc-solaris5.8.bz2
-- pkgadd -d MWpackage.i86pc-solaris5.8


Optimization is set for the Pentium Pro/PII/PIII/Celeron chips.

GNU - various GNU tools precompiled, all installed in /opt/local. Note: libstdc++ is part of gcc.


Window Managers - various Window Managers precompiled all installed in /opt/X11R6 with the exception of enlightenment which is installed /opt/gnome/enlighenment. I've tried to included all the packages needed for each WM, but I might have missed somthing (tell me if I have)

Gnome - Most of the core distribution needed for gnome. I'll be updating this as I build more packages. Installed in /opt/gnome.

Libraries - Miscellaneous libraries neede for almost all the tools compiled here. Most are installed in /opt/local, but a couple (rplay) might be in /opt/X11R6 or /opt/gnome. Almost everything has been built with a shared library component which does not normally have one (libgsm, tiff, gmp)


Utilities - Perl, Berkeley DB (2/3), tcl, other tools.


Perl requires Gnu GDBM among other packages
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