RE: building 5.04.3 on sparc-solaris-2.6

> >> I'm trying to build ghc-5.04.3 from source on a sparc-solaris-2.6
> >> machine, using 5.02.3.  It throws up the following build error.
> >> Any ideas what might be going wrong?
> 
> >> /tmp/ghc11170.hc: In function `SystemziTime_zdLrpHVeta_entry':
> >> /tmp/ghc11170.hc:10508: called object is not a function
> 
> If it helps, here is the relevant section of the .hc file.  
> Line 10508 is marked with a comment.
> 
> ----System/Time.hc----
> 
> INFO_TABLE(SystemziTime_zdLrpHVeta_info,SystemziTime_zdLrpHVet
> a_entry,0,2,THUNK_STATIC,,EF_,0,0);
> FN_(SystemziTime_zdLrpHVeta_entry) {
> StgAddr _B2_;
> FB_
> HP_STK_CHK_NP(4,3,1,);
> SET_HDR_(Hp-2,(P_)&stg_CAF_BLACKHOLE_info,0,0);
> UPD_CAF(R1.p,Hp-2);
> PUSH_UPD_FRAME(Hp-2,0);
> Sp[-4]=(W_)((P_)&srBl_info);
> Sp=Sp-4;
> {
> StgAddr _ccall_result;
> CALLER_SAVE_SYSTEM
> _ccall_result = (timezone());         /* line 10508 */
> CALLER_RESTORE_SYSTEM
> _B2_=_ccall_result;
> }
> R1.a=_B2_;
> JMP_(ENTRY_CODE((P_)(*Sp)));
> FE_
> }

Hmm, looks like the Time library has got the timezone stuff wrong for
your system.

What does mk/config.h say about HAVE_ALTZONE?  On a Solaris 8 box I'm
looking at it says HAVE_ALTZONE is defined.

> My guess is that timezone() is not a function on Solaris 2.6.  Indeed,
> grepping through /usr/include shows that <time.h> defines
>     extern long timezone;

Does it also define altzone?

Cheers,
        Simon