--- rts/posix/Itimer.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/rts/posix/Itimer.c b/rts/posix/Itimer.c index 80b3b56..b99ff89 100644 --- a/rts/posix/Itimer.c +++ b/rts/posix/Itimer.c @@ -73,6 +73,24 @@ * etc.). */ +#if defined(solaris2_HOST_OS) +/* USE_TIMER_CREATE is usually disabled for Solaris. In fact it is + supported well on this OS, but requires additional privilege. When + user does not have it, then the testing configure program fails + which results in USE_TIMER_CREATE not defined. + On the other hand when we cross-compile, then we optimistically + assume usage of timer_create function. The problem is that if we + cross compile for example from i386-solaris2 to x86_64-solaris2, + then the build fails with error like this: + +ghc-stage2: timer_create: Not owner + + which happens on first ghc-stage2 invocation. So to support + cross-compilation to Solaris we manually undefine USE_TIMER_CREATE + here */ +#undef USE_TIMER_CREATE +#endif /* solaris2_HOST_OS */ + #if defined(USE_TIMER_CREATE) # define ITIMER_SIGNAL SIGVTALRM #elif defined(HAVE_SETITIMER) -- 1.7.3.2