Compile Vim and MC in Solaris 10 Sparc

If you don't have root privileges you can't install binary package vim and mc provided by sunfreeware.com etc. But if you have compiler (gcc) installed in your system, compiling is the only choice.

Here is my system:
> uname -a
SunOS myserver 5.10 Generic_144488-04 sun4u sparc SUNW,SPARC-Enterprise

> gcc -v

Reading specs from /usr/sfw/lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.10/3.4.3/specs

Configured with: /sfw10/builds/build/sfw10-patch/usr/src/cmd/gcc/gcc-3.4.3/configure --prefix=/usr/sfw --with-as=/usr/ccs/bin/as --without-gnu-as --with-ld=/usr/ccs/bin/ld --without-gnu-ld --enable-languages=c,c++ --enable-shared

Thread model: posix

gcc version 3.4.3 (csl-sol210-3_4-branch+sol_rpath)

> mkdir -p $HOME/local

Solaris 10: Vim and MC - Can't live without it

Installing Vim:
1. Unzip all packages needed:
# gunzip libgcc-3.4.6-sol10-sparc-local.gz
# gunzip glib-1.2.10-sol10-sparc-local.gz
# gunzip gtk+-1.2.10-sol10-sparc-local.gz
# gunzip ncurses-5.7-sol10-sparc-local.gz
# gunzip libiconv-1.11-sol10-sparc-local.gz
# gunzip libintl-3.4.0-sol10-sparc-local.gz
# gunzip vim-7.2-sol10-sparc-local.gz


Bugs and Annoying Things on Solaris 11 Express

1. Delete button produce "~" character in gnome-terminal
Problem: Delete button always produce tilde(~) character on terminal. we cannot delete character in front of current cursor
Solution: https://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=3090

2. System error bell set to true by default
Problem: Motherboard speaker always ringing loudly when we did something wrong. such as unavailable command in terminal, press right arrow button on the end of line in editor, etc.
Solution: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-linux-disable-or-turn-off-beep-sound-for-terminal/