Hi, I tried to compile rsync2.5.3 on my Solaris5.5.1 and Solaris5.8 machines, I got the following errors: On Solaris5.5.1, I got: gunbelt# ./configure configure: loading cache /dev/null configure: Configuring rsync 2.5.3 checking build system type... sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1 checking host system type... sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1 checking target system type... sparc-sun-solaris2.5.1 checking for gcc... /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler cannot create executables On Solaris5.8, configure was completed, when tried to make, it failed with the messages: %make /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c rsync.c -o rsync.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c generator.c -o generator.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c receiver.c -o receiver.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c cleanup.c -o cleanup.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c sender.c -o sender.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c exclude.c -o exclude.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c util.c -o util.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c main.c -o main.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c checksum.c -o checksum.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c match.c -o match.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c syscall.c -o syscall.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c log.c -o log.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c backup.c -o backup.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c options.c -o options.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c flist.c -o flist.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c io.c -o io.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c compat.c -o compat.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c hlink.c -o hlink.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c token.c -o token.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c uidlist.c -o uidlist.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c socket.c -o socket.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c fileio.c -o fileio.o /import/datools/opt/SUNWspro/bin/cc -I. -I. -xarch=v9 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I./popt -c batch.c -o batch.o "batch.c", line 408: operands have incompatible types: pointer to unsigned long ":" pointer to unsigned int cc: acomp failed for batch.c *** Error code 2 make: Fatal error: Command failed for target `batch.o' Can you please help me? Thanks, Jennifer