Appendix D Patch Identification Numbers and Descriptions

Operating system patches are provided for the Sun Studio 12 Update 1 software. These patches are required for the proper operation of the compilers and tools in this release. This appendix lists the Solaris OS patches that are included with this release. If these patches are not already installed on your system, you can install them using the install_patches script that is included in the directory that contains the installer.

Table D–1 lists the patch identification numbers and descriptions of the required patches for the Solaris 10 OS on SPARC based systems.

Table D–2 lists the patch identification numbers and descriptions of the required patches for the Solaris 10 OS on x86 based systems.

Additional patches, which are not included in the product download file or on the product DVD, are recommended to resolve specific issues that might or might not affect your use of the software. To install one of the recommended patches, download the patch from SunSolve and follow the instructions in the README file included with the patch, which contains important information on risks and proper procedure.

Table D–3 lists the patch identification number and description of the recommended patch for the Solaris 10 OS on SPARC based systems.

Table D–4 lists the patch identification numbers and descriptions of the recommended patches for the Solaris 10 OS on x86 based systems.

Table D–1 Required Patches for Solaris 10 OS on SPARC Based Systems

Patch Identification Number	Patch Description
118683-03	Assembler patch
120753-06	libmtsk patch
119963–13	Shared library patch for C++

Table D–2 Required Patches for Solaris 10 OS on x86 Based Systems

Patch Identification Number	Patch Description
119961-05	Assembler patch
120754–06	libmtsk patch
119964–13	Shared library patch for C++

Table D–3 Recommended Patch for Solaris 10 OS on SPARC Based Systems

Patch Identification Number	Patch Description
127127–11	Kernel patch. This patch is required on systems running Solaris 10 OS releases earlier than the Solaris 10 08/07 release in order for compiler annotations (-xannotate=yes) to work.

Table D–4 Recommended Patches for Solaris 10 OS on x86 Based Systems

Patch Identification Number	Patch Description
127128–11	Kernel patch. This patch is required on systems running Solaris 10 OS releases earlier than the Solaris 10 08/07 release in order for compiler annotations (-xannotate=yes) to work.
137122–01	Kernel patch. This patch is required on systems running Solaris 10 releases earlier than the Solaris 10 10/08 release on which patch 127112 or 127128 has been installed in order to use the dbx debugger to debug applications that use signal handling.