[HADOOP-11403] Avoid using sys_errlist on Solaris, which lacks support for it

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.2.0, 2.3.0, 2.4.0, 2.5.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.7.0
• Labels: native newbie patch solaris terror

Environment

Solaris 11.1 (Sparc, Intel), Linux x86

• Target Version/s: 2.6.0
• Hadoop Flags: Reviewed
• Tags: sys_errlist
• Assignee: Malcolm Kavalsky
• Reporter: Malcolm Kavalsky
• Created: 13/Dec/14 20:34
• Updated: 07/May/15 21:43
• Resolved: 29/Jan/15 23:49

Description

sys_errlist has been removed from Solaris. The new interface is strerror. Wherever sys_errlist is accessed we should change to using strerror instead.
We already have an interface function terror which can contain this functionality, so we should use it instead of directly accessing sys_errlist.

Issue Links

• breaks: HDFS-8346 libwebhdfs build fails during link due to unresolved external symbols.
• breaks: HADOOP-11547 hadoop-common native compilation fails on Windows due to missing support for __attribute__ declaration.