Warn about /usr/ucb on Solaris.

* doc/install.texi (Particular Systems): Recommend putting
/usr/ucb late in PATH, if at all.

Signed-off-by: Ralf Wildenhues <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>

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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2008-10-06  Bruno Haible  <bruno@clisp.org>
+
+       Warn about /usr/ucb on Solaris.
+       * doc/install.texi (Particular Systems): Recommend putting
+       /usr/ucb late in PATH, if at all.
+
 2008-10-03  Ralf Wildenhues  <Ralf.Wildenhues@gmx.de>
 
        Fix more testsuite hang corner cases.

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@@ -210,6 +210,11 @@ and if that doesn't work, try
 ./configure CC="cc -nodtk"
 @end example
 
+On Solaris, don't put @code{/usr/ucb} early in your @env{PATH}.  This
+directory contains several dysfunctional programs; working variants
+of these programs are available in @code{/usr/bin}.  So, if you need
+@code{/usr/ucb} in your @env{PATH}, put it @emph{after} @code{/usr/bin}.
+
 @node System Type
 @section Specifying the System Type