OpenSolaris Buildable Source Note: if this is your first OpenSolaris installation, please see the currently known issues section below to see the minimum build of Solaris Express - Community Release required to build and install OpenSolaris. Either an initial install or an upgrade will work, provided you use the "Entire Distribution" metacluster. This delivery of the Buildable Source consists of 4 or 5 pieces: 1. encumbered binaries tarball (on-closed-bins-DATE.PLATFORM.tar.bz2) 2. compiler (Sun Studio 11 is the preferred compiler, and it is free for OpenSolaris community members. You can also use gcc; more on that below.) 3. ON build tools package (SUNWonbld-DATE.PLATFORM.tar.bz2) 4. Pre-built BFU archives (on-bfu-DATE.PLATFORM.tar.bz2) 5. source tarball (on-src-DATE.tar.bz2; numbered builds only) If you just want to install the pre-built archives, you'll need the ON build tools and the BFU archives. The tar file will unpack the archives into archives-DATE/PLATFORM/ (e.g., archives-20050612/i386/). You should review Section A (changes since the last delivery) and Section B (known issues) before following the BFU instructions in the Developer's Reference (http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/Community+Group+on/devref_toc). If you want to build from source, you will need the source, compiler, ON tools, and "extras" tools. The encumbered binaries tarball contains complete binaries (libraries, kernel modules, commands) that are compatible with the source. These are binaries that cannot be built using only the source tarball for one reason or another. If you wish to build the kernel (or some portion of it), or if you wish to build a complete set of installable archives, you will want the encumbered binaries. Currently, to obtain source, you can either download the on-src-DATE.tar.bz2 tarball if you are downloading a build-synchronised delivery. Or, you can checkout from the Mercurial repository; please see instructions at: http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/Project+onnv/WebHome The buildable source contains the source for our high key-strength crypto, known as the Encryption Kit (SUNWcry, SUNWcryr, SUNWcryptoint). Please note that certain countries restrict the redistribution of high key-strength crypto. If you live in one of these countries, it is your responsibility to ensure that you are complying with your country's laws in this area. For general questions on the buildable source, please ask on the OpenSolaris Help discussion list (opensolaris-help opensolaris org). For detailed comments about the code, please use OpenSolaris Code discussion list. Please note that the mailing lists are configured to only allow posts via the web forum interface or from list subscribers. Currently Known Issues ---------------------- These were some of the major known issues at the time of this delivery. The most recent list is available on the OpenSolaris.org website in the Nevada community at: http://hub.opensolaris.org/bin/view/Community+Group+on/known_issues Installing from Source ----------------------