Re: [Sbcl-bugs] can't compile sbcl-2.6.1 on OpenIndiana SPARC

It fails in the host compiler. Use something newer/different.

On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 10:25 PM Klaus Ziegler via Sbcl-bugs
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I downloaded sbcl-2.0.4-sparc-solaris from your download side
> and want to compile the latest version: sbcl-2.6.1 from source
> using "sh make.sh", but I end up at:
>
> ; compiling file
> "/ws/oi-userland/components/runtime/sbcl/sbcl-2.6.1/src/compiler/seqtran.lisp"
> (written 26 JAN 2026 10:10:11 PM):
> While evaluating the form starting at line 125, column 0
>    of
> #P"/ws/oi-userland/components/runtime/sbcl/sbcl-2.6.1/make-host-1.lisp":
>
> debugger invoked on a TYPE-ERROR:
>    The value
>      NIL
>    is not of type
>      HOST-SB-C::LVAR
>
> Type HELP for debugger help, or (SB-EXT:EXIT) to exit from SBCL.
>
> restarts (invokable by number or by possibly-abbreviated name):
>    0: [RECOMPILE  ] Recompile file "src/compiler/seqtran.lisp"
>    1:               Recompile
>    2: [RETRY      ] Retry EVAL of current toplevel form.
>    3: [CONTINUE   ] Ignore error and continue loading file
> "/ws/oi-userland/components/runtime/sbcl/sbcl-2.6.1/make-host-1.lisp".
>    4: [ABORT      ] Abort loading file
> "/ws/oi-userland/components/runtime/sbcl/sbcl-2.6.1/make-host-1.lisp".
>    5: [ABORT-BUILD] Abort building SBCL.
>    6:               Exit debugger, returning to top level.
>
> ((FLET "LAMBDA0" :IN "SYS:SRC;COMPILER;IR1OPT.LISP"))
> 0] ABORT-BUILD
> ; compilation aborted after 0:04:01.629
> ;
> ; compilation unit aborted
> ;   caught 2 fatal ERROR conditions
>
> My gcc setup is as follows:
> gcc (OpenIndiana 13.4.0-oi-0) 13.4.0
> Copyright (C) 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
> warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
>
> assembler used by gcc:
> GNU assembler (GNU Binutils) 2.44
> Copyright (C) 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> This program is free software; you may redistribute it under the terms of
> the GNU General Public License version 3 or later.
> This program has absolutely no warranty.
> This assembler was configured for a target of `sparcv9-sun-solaris2.11'.
>
> linker used by gcc:
> ld: Software Generation Utilities - Solaris Link Editors: 5.11-1.1790
> (illumos)
>
> hardware:
> SunOS m3000 5.11 illumos-31d3d510d0 sun4u sparc SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise
>
> Any help would be much appreciated - as I really want to add sbcl
> to oi-userland distribution for SPARC.
>
> Many Regards
> Klaus
>
>
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