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General Questions

What is this tarball archive?

The tarball archive or installable image provided here is for an easy installation of the Sun Studio 11 software tools, patches, and product license you will need to build applications.

Download the tarball into a scratch download directory on your system.
For example, /var/tmp.

Unpack the tarball, into a directory of your choice, using this command:
% bzcat DOWNLOAD-DIRECTORY/sunstudio11-OS-PLATFORM-DATE-ii.tar.bz2 | /bin/tar -xf

You do not need to be super-user or administrator. No package information is recorded, so you cannot apply additional patches to this image.

What other setup do I need to have, in order to use this software?

After installing the software, you should update your PATH and MANPATH shell variables to your installation and documentation directories or modify your home directory's .cshrc file (for C shell) or .profile file (for Bourne or Korn shells) to make these changes permanent.

To update variables if you use csh:

% setenv PATH [installpath]/bin:$PATH
% setenv MANPATH [installpath]/man:$MANPATH

To update variables if you use sh (or ksh):




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% PATH=[installpath]/bin:$PATH ; export PATH

% MANPATH=[installpath]/man:$MANPATH ; export MANPATH

 
Note: Replace [installpath], in either case, with the pathname where you installed the tools.

   

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3.
Q:
What are the system requirements and what OS patches do I need to have on my system to make this software 
work?
A:

The information for system requirements and OS patches is contained in the Sun Studio 11 Release Notes. You can safely ignore the instructions that deal with package install, as they are not applicable in this case.
   

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4.
Q:
What level of support can I get for this tarball archive?
A:

Tarball archives are not Solaris packages and so you cannot apply patches to this image. In order to get full support, we recommend that you download the package version.

The tarball archives are supported by the Sun Developer Expert Assistance Program described there.
   

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5.
Q:
How do I start the IDE and build and run a simple application?
A:


You start the Sun Studio IDE by using the sunstudio command.

Here is a simple procedure you can follow to start the IDE, create an application, build it, debug it and run the 
application:

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Start the IDE by typing:

% sunstudio &

To Create a Application


Click on File > New


Select, from the New Wizard, the type of file(s) you want to create


Choose C files or C++ Files


Choose Empty C File (if you chose C files above)


Follow the Wizard to create a new Name and Location for this program


Type in your program code


Save it using File > Save




To Create a Makefile



Click on File > New


Select, from the New Wizard, Makefiles and create a new Makefile

In the New Wizard, make sure you use the source file created in your application for your makefile



To Build an Executable:



Within the IDE, navigate to the executable's makefile


Select the makefile and choose Build > Make...


The Make Dialog box will open and display properties of the makefile



a. To remove intermediate files (like the object files), select the clean
target from the Targets combo box and click Make


b. To run the make command on a specific target, select the target or type
it into the Targets text box and click Make



The IDE will display make messages and compiler messages in the Output Window.




To Run the Executable:


Within the IDE, navigate to the executable


Choose Build > Execute


For more information, see the sunstudio(1) man page.

   

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