RE: Problem compiling openssh 3.9p1 on Solaris 8

The error line seems to say something about random device.
 
For Solaris8, have you applied 112438-3 (or 102439-02?) random device patch 
which is required by OpenSSL? or use prngd instead? www.sunreeware.com has 
documentation of building OpenSSH:
 
http://www.sunfreeware.com/openssh.html
(Note: sunfreeware doc seems to suggest the use of libgcc 3.3.X)
 
Your "configure" line for OpenSSH should also have 
"--with-ssl-dur=/usr/local/ssl" specified. A typical example:
 
 ./configure --with-pam --sysconfdir=/etc/ssh --with-ssl-dir=/usr/local/ssl 
 
For the latest OpenSSH source compilation, usually I also try to use the latest 
zlib, though not a real MUST.
 
I have OpenSSH 3.9p1 built on Solaris8 box, I am using gcc 3.3.2, OpenSSL 
0.9.7d, zlib 1.2.1.
 
Gary

        -----Original Message----- 
        From: Mattias Larsson [mailto:mattias.larsson@lm.se] 
        Sent: Thu 1/20/2005 10:58 PM 
        To: secureshell@securityfocus.com 
        Cc: 
        Subject: Problem compiling openssh 3.9p1 on Solaris 8
        
        

        Hello.
        
        I just downloaded the source for OpenSSH 3.9p1 and tried to compile it
        on our Solaris 8 machines.
        
        We have gcc 3.2.2 and gcc 3.4.1 which I have tried both, on different
        servers. Both yield the same result.
        We have OpenSSL 0.9.7d in all our systems, compiled with shared 
libraries.
        
        echo
        
        --------
        if test ! -z ""; then \
                /usr/local/bin/perl ./fixprogs ssh_prng_cmds ; \ fi (cd
        openbsd-compat && make) gcc -O3 -mtune=ultrasparc -Wall -Wpointer-arith
        -Wno-uninitialized -I. -I.. -I. -I./.. -I/usr/local/ssl/include 
        -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -c bsd-arc4random.c In file included from
        bsd-arc4random.c:18:
        ../log.h: In function `fatal':
        ../log.h:56: warning: empty declaration
        ../log.h:65: error: parse error before "volatile"
        ../log.h:65: error: old-style parameter declarations in prototyped
        function definition
        ../log.h:56: error: parameter name omitted
        bsd-arc4random.c:20: error: `rcsid' undeclared (first use in this 
function)
        bsd-arc4random.c:20: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only
        once
        bsd-arc4random.c:20: error: for each function it appears in.)
        bsd-arc4random.c:20: warning: left-hand operand of comma expression has
        no effect
        bsd-arc4random.c:20: error: parse error before '}' token
        *** Error code 1
        make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `bsd-arc4random.o'
        Current working directory /usr/local/src/openssh-3.9p1/openbsd-compat
        *** Error code 1
        make: Fatal error: Command failed for target
        `openbsd-compat/libopenbsd-compat.a'
        ----------
        
        My first guess was something wrong with perl but I'm not that good a
        programmer to understand the works of makefiles, which sais alot. =)
        
        Does anyone have a ide why this happenes?
        
        // Regards Mattias Larsson