Make sure configure recognizes solaris. --- parted-1.8.8/configure.orig +++ parted-1.8.8/configure @@ -2758,6 +2758,7 @@ linux*) OS=linux ;; gnu*) OS=gnu ;; beos*) OS=beos ;; + solaris*) OS=solaris ;; *) { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: Unknown or unsupported OS \"$host_os\". Only \"linux\", \"gnu\" and \"beos\" are supported in this version of GNU Parted." >&5 echo "$as_me: error: Unknown or unsupported OS \"$host_os\". Only \"linux\", \"gnu\" and \"beos\" are supported in this version of GNU Parted." >&2;} { (exit 1); exit 1; }; } ;;