> Keep in mind also, these Python builds are compiled with the SUN
> compilers, i.e. the ./configure command line includes --without-gcc.
> If we do change the CC- and LINKFLAGS, those changes should only apply
> in that particular case.
Right. That's the purpose of the 'if's and 'case' tests in the
configure patch. The test "$CC"=cc should exclude these changes from
being applied when the C compiler is gcc.
Do you happen to know which versions of Solaris support the -xlibmieee
flag? Is it new in Solaris 10?