How to install g++ (at least version 4.1) on a solaris sparc server

Since 2009 (time of my first answer), I found out that the self-extracting scripts were perfectly compatible with non-standard path (like installing a JDK in a user's $HOME/usr/local for instance, instead of the system path /usr/local)

The latest Oracle JDK download page lists:

Solaris SPARC - Self Extracting Binary        86.05 MB  jdk-6u26-solaris-sparc.sh
Solaris SPARC 64-bit - Self Extracting Binary 12.24 MB  jdk-6u26-solaris-sparcv9.sh

You need to be careful if you copy them from Windows to your server (with winscp for instance): you need to copy those two sh scripts as binary (or they won't work once copied on the Unix server).

Once on the server, you need to chmod 755 the two .sh (the second being needed only if you have a 64-bit Solaris).
Execute them both (for instance in $HOME/usr/local, as the user without needing any root privilege), first jdk-6u26-solaris-sparc.sh, then if needed jdk-6u26-solaris-sparcv9.sh.

That will create a $HOME/usr/local/jdf1.6.0_26 in which you have a fully operation JDK.

• no root right necessary (contrary to pkgadd)
• no environment variable modified: you will need to add $HOME/usr/local/jdf1.6.0_26/bin to your $PATH if you want to use that particular JDK, but the point is:
  this installation won't disturb any of your current environment settings.
  (note: the JAVA_HOME isn't set of course, but it never is by any installation process anyway)

The short answer is:

1. Install VirtualBox on your Linux machine
2. Install Solaris 10 on VirtualBox
3. Install JET on your Virtual Solaris 10
4. Install the blade off the virtual Solaris 10

It can be done entirely via the network, using JumpStart (a.k.a. JET). If you want more detailed instructions, I've written a tutorial some time ago.