[ open-vm-tools-Tracker-3137679 ] Compile fails on Solaris 8 (backdoorGcc32.c)

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Tracker item #3137679, was opened at 2010-12-15 01:52
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Category: libraries
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: screefchap (screefchap)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Compile fails on Solaris 8 (backdoorGcc32.c)

Initial Comment:
Attempting to compile on an old and manually p2v'd Solaris x86 system fails on backdoorGcc32.c:

System info:
SunOS 5.8 Generic_117351-46 i86pc i386 i86pc
gcc 3.4.6
GNU ld version 2.17

cd open-vm-tools-8.4.2-261024
./configure --without-x --without-icu -64
make
[ everything is fine until... }
libtool: compile:  gcc -DPACKAGE_NAME=\"open-vm-tools\" -DPACKAGE_TARNAME=\"open-vm-tools\" -DPACKAGE_VERSION=\"8.4.2\" "-DPACKAGE_STRING=\"open-vm-tools 8.4.2\"" -DPACKAGE_BUGREPORT=\"ope...@li...\" -DPACKAGE_URL=\"\" -DPACKAGE=\"open-vm-tools\" -DVERSION=\"8.4.2\" -DSTDC_HEADERS=1 -DHAVE_SYS_TYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_STAT_H=1 -DHAVE_STDLIB_H=1 -DHAVE_STRING_H=1 -DHAVE_MEMORY_H=1 -DHAVE_STRINGS_H=1 -DHAVE_INTTYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_UNISTD_H=1 -DHAVE_DLFCN_H=1 -DLT_OBJDIR=\".libs/\" -DX_DISPLAY_MISSING=1 -DHAVE_ECVT=1 -DHAVE_FCVT=1 -DNO_PROCPS=1 -DHAVE_CRYPT_H=1 -DHAVE_INTTYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_STDLIB_H=1 -DHAVE_WCHAR_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_INTTYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_PARAM_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_SYSINFO_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_TYPES_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_USER_H=1 -DHAVE_SYS_VFS_H=1 -DHAVE_SYSLIMITS_H=1 -DHAVE_UNWIND_H=1 -DHAVE__BOOL=1 -DHAVE_STDBOOL_H=1 -DHAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_RDEV=1 -DTIME_WITH_SYS_TIME=1 -DNO_MULTIMON=1 -I. -I/usr/local/src/open-vm-tools-8.4.2-261024/lib/include -I/usr/local/src/open-vm-tools-8.4.2-261024/lib/include -DUSING_AUTOCONF=1 -DOPEN_VM_TOOLS -DVMX86_TOOLS -DNO_CORE_ICU -g -O2 -Wall -Werror -Wno-unused-value -fno-strict-aliasing -Wno-unknown-pragmas -Wno-uninitialized -MT backdoorGcc32.lo -MD -MP -MF .deps/backdoorGcc32.Tpo -c backdoorGcc32.c  -fPIC -DPIC -o .libs/backdoorGcc32.o
backdoorGcc32.c: In function `Backdoor_InOut':
backdoorGcc32.c:70: error: PIC register `ebx' clobbered in `asm'
backdoorGcc32.c: In function `BackdoorHbIn':
backdoorGcc32.c:130: error: PIC register `ebx' clobbered in `asm'
backdoorGcc32.c: In function `BackdoorHbOut':
backdoorGcc32.c:179: error: PIC register `ebx' clobbered in `asm'
make[2]: *** [backdoorGcc32.lo] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/open-vm-tools-8.4.2-261024/lib/backdoor'
make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/open-vm-tools-8.4.2-261024/lib'
make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1

Thanks in advance for any help!

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