I just installed gcc which I downloaded from solarisfreeware.com. I am trying to install mySql on my sun box. but when I run ./configure computer return not found.

Thank You

I suggest you copy the mysql-3.23.43-pkg.zip to a temporary folder like /opt/mysql. Then cd to /opt/mysql and run this command.

unzip *.zip - it will give you a Solaris pkg file like SFxxxx

Next
pkgadd -d /opt/mysql/SFxxx

Follow the prompts thereafter.

Is the "not found" error for gcc or configure? If the error is for gcc, then make sure that /usr/local/bin is in your PATH. This is where gcc from Sunfreeware installs. It might be easier for you to just install mysql from a package using pkgadd.

You have to add path in .profile file as bello

PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH
export PATH

After that you reboot definitely it will work

You don't have to reboot just because your changed your PATH or modified your .profile. You can simply re-source your .profile.

FYI:

sourceing for different shells;

sh/ksh/bash:

. <path_to_envfile>

thats 'dot space path_to_env_file' where your env file is either .profile, .kshrc, or .bashrc(or .bash_profile)

csh/tcsh:

source <path_to_env_file>

thats 'source path_to_env_file' where your env file is either .cshrc or .tcshrc

all the above env files would normaly be found in your home directory for your user.

examples:

. /export/home/bob/.profile

source /home/jane/.cshrc

Lastly, logging your user out and back in will achieve the same results.