From: Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 19:48:28 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Warn about /usr/ucb on Solaris.
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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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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4ccc626a9..049fd32f2 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -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.
diff --git a/doc/install.texi b/doc/install.texi
index a344b2890..cc7c1827e 100644
--- a/doc/install.texi
+++ b/doc/install.texi
@@ -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