[oi-dev] How to get build-essential for older OS release.

[Toomas Soome]

> On 6. Nov 2024, at 15:30, RCrispo at atto.com wrote:
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> Just doing  "pkg install build-essential", I get the incorporation error:
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> pkg install: No matching version of metapackages/build-essential can be installed:
> Reject:  pkg://openindiana.org/metapackages/build-essential@15-2024.0.0.0
> Reason:  This version is excluded by installed incorporation consolidation/userland/userland-incorporation at 0.5.11-2022.0.0.17367
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> The pkg update allows build-essential to install but it also upgrades the kernel to 2024. I need to support an older kernel.
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If you  need to support older kernel, I assume you mean that you are building driver for older kernel — that does not mean you need to build it on older system, its just your sources what need to be compatible with your old kernel. Of course, there may be other traps around;)

anyhow, I’d suggest to avoid dependency of very old software because the issues you are currently seeing but also because of bugs and security. 

rgds,
toomas

> -Rob C.
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> From:        "Toomas Soome" <tsoome at me.com>
> To:        "OpenIndiana Developer mailing list" <oi-dev at openindiana.org>
> Cc:        RCrispo at atto.com
> Date:        11/05/2024 05:09 PM
> Subject:        Re: [oi-dev] How to get build-essential for older OS release.
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> On 5. Nov 2024, at 18:48, Rob C. via oi-dev <oi-dev at openindiana.org> wrote:
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> How do I get the build tools for 2022.10 for driver development.
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> -Rob. C.
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> pkg install build-essential should do. if not, run pkg update; reboot first.
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> rgds,
> toomas
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