--- misc/unix/start.c.orig	Fri Sep 19 11:41:54 2008
+++ misc/unix/start.c	Fri Sep 19 11:44:38 2008
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 #include "apr_arch_proc_mutex.h" /* for apr_proc_mutex_unix_setup_lock() */
 #include "apr_arch_internal_time.h"
 
+#if defined(SOLARIS2) && !defined(_LP64)
+#include <stdio_ext.h>
+#endif
 
 APR_DECLARE(apr_status_t) apr_app_initialize(int *argc, 
                                              const char * const * *argv, 
@@ -47,6 +50,17 @@
         return APR_SUCCESS;
     }
 
+#if defined(SOLARIS2) && !defined(_LP64)
+    if (enable_extended_FILE_stdio (-1, -1) < 0) {
+        /* if the process has already enabled the extended file stdio 
+         * then, the above call will return an error. It should be
+         * ignored. 
+         */
+        if ((errno != EAGAIN) && (errno != EEXIST))
+            return APR_FROM_OS_ERROR(errno);
+    }
+#endif
+
 #if !defined(BEOS) && !defined(OS2)
     apr_proc_mutex_unix_setup_lock();
     apr_unix_setup_time();