[oi-dev] [HEADSUP] Sun Studio-compiled C++ libraries are no longer supported

[Alexander Pyhalov]

Hello.

This post is to inform you that OpenIndiana Hipster will cease 
supporting Sun Studio-compiled software. Note, this move doesn't affect 
OpenIndiana /dev.

We currently support following C++ libraries compiled with Studio:
  database/postgres/library/c++/libpqxx
  developer/icu
  library/c++/glibmm
  library/c++/libxml++
  library/c++/net6
  library/c++/obby
  library/c++/sigcpp
  library/c++/stdcxx
  library/desktop/c++/cairomm
  library/desktop/c++/gtkmm
  library/desktop/c++/pangomm
  library/icu

and following libraries compiled with GNU G++:
  database/postgres/library/g++/libpqxx
  desktop/compiz/library/g++/libcompizconfig
  developer/g++/icu
  library/desktop/g++/cairomm
  library/desktop/g++/gtkmm
  library/g++/glibmm
  library/g++/hdf5
  library/g++/icu
  library/g++/sigcpp
  desktop/g++/pangomm
  desktop/g++/webkitgtk
  library/g++/zeromq
  library/g++/boost

The general direction is the following:
- We rebuild all software depending on Studio-compiled libraries using 
GCC-compiled ones
- All Studio libraries were published in their current form to 
http://dlc.openindiana.org/c++-libs/, so you can grub necessary 
libraries and LD_PRELOAD them or use in alternative path if necessary 
(note, not all dlc.oi.org mirrors can be already up-to-date)
- All X/g++/Y packages are renamed to X/Y and moved from /usr/g++ to /usr
- All Studio-compiled C++ libraries, which are not directly used by OI 
Hipster will eventually be marked obsolete and removed on update
- We continue delivering system/library/c++/sunpro for the foreseeable 
future
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Best regards,
Alexander Pyhalov,
system administrator of Southern Federal University IT department