error while "make" with libtiff

[Rasmi Teja]

Hi
I am using uniz based solaris sparc machine.
I need to install tiff delegate.
I am getting following error while
when issued the command make

bash-2.05$ sudo make
Password:
Making all in port
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/tiff-3.9.4/port'
/bin/bash ../libtool  --tag=CC   --mode=compile gcc -std=gnu99 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../libtiff     -g -O2 -Wall -W -MT dummy.lo -MD -MP -MF .deps/dummy.Tpo -c -o dummy.lo dummy.c
libtool: compile:  gcc -std=gnu99 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../libtiff -g -O2 -Wall -W -MT dummy.lo -MD -MP -MF .deps/dummy.Tpo -c dummy.c  -fPIC -DPIC -o .libs/dummy.o
libtool: compile:  gcc -std=gnu99 -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../libtiff -g -O2 -Wall -W -MT dummy.lo -MD -MP -MF .deps/dummy.Tpo -c dummy.c -o dummy.o >/dev/null 2>&1
mv -f .deps/dummy.Tpo .deps/dummy.Plo
/bin/bash ../libtool  --tag=CC   --mode=link gcc -std=gnu99  -g -O2 -Wall -W   -o libport.la  dummy.lo  -lz -lm -lc
libtool: link: false cru .libs/libport.a .libs/dummy.o
make[1]: * [libport.la] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/tiff-3.9.4/port'
make: * [all-recursive] Error 1
bash-2.05$

Please do help.

[scottmc]

I'm not familiar with Solaris, this site is for porting to Haiku.

It appears your issue is in linking:

link: false cru .libs/libport.a .libs/dummy.o