diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 53b8bff..8ad513c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ porting:
 	contain -Wall failed (esp.RedHat). Thanks to Paul Wouters for reporting
 	this problem and to Simon Matter for providing the patch
 
+	support for Solaris 8 and Sun Studio support (thanks to Sebastian
+	Kayser for providing the patches)
+
 ####################### V 1.7.1.1:
 
 corrections:
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 5eaab88..75430ab 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # source: Makefile.in
-# Copyright Gerhard Rieger 2001-2008
+# Copyright Gerhard Rieger 2001-2009
 # Published under the GNU General Public License V.2, see file COPYING
 
 # note: @...@ forms are filled in by configure script
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ srcdir = @srcdir@
 VPATH = @srcdir@
 
 CC = @CC@
-CCOPTS = $(CCOPT) -Wall -Wno-parentheses
+CCOPTS = $(CCOPT)
 
 SYSDEFS = @SYSDEFS@
 CPPFLAGS = -I. @CPPFLAGS@
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index fc22379..b28e4ac 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ AC_CHECK_PROG(AR, ar, ar, gar)
 AC_LANG_COMPILER_REQUIRE()
 
 if test "$GCC" = yes; then
-   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_GNU_SOURCE"
+   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D_GNU_SOURCE -Wall -Wno-parentheses"
+   ERRONWARN="-Werror -O0"
+else
+   # Sun Studio?
+   ERRONWARN="-errwarn"
 fi
 export CFLAGS
 
@@ -53,9 +57,15 @@ AC_HEADER_SYS_WAIT
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(fcntl.h limits.h strings.h sys/param.h sys/ioctl.h sys/time.h syslog.h unistd.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(pwd.h grp.h stdint.h sys/types.h sys/poll.h sys/socket.h sys/uio.h sys/stat.h netdb.h sys/un.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(pty.h)
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS(netinet/in.h netinet/in_systm.h netinet/ip.h netinet/tcp.h)
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(netinet/in.h netinet/in_systm.h)
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(netinet/ip.h, [], [], [AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT
+	#if HAVE_NETINET_IN_H && HAVE_NETINET_IN_SYSTM_H
+	#include <netinet/in.h>
+	#include <netinet/in_systm.h>
+	#endif])	# Solaris prerequisites for netinet/ip.h
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(netinet/tcp.h)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(netinet6/in6.h)	# found on OpenBSD, used for IPV6_*
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS(net/if.h, [], [], [AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT
+AC_CHECK_HEADER(net/if.h, [], [], [AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT
 	#if HAVE_SYS_SOCKET_H
 	#include <sys/socket.h>
 	#endif])	# Mac OS X requires including sys/socket.h
@@ -84,7 +94,7 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNC(setsockopt, , AC_CHECK_LIB(socket, setsockopt))
 dnl Check for hstrerror prototype
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for hstrerror prototype)
 AC_CACHE_VAL(sc_cv_have_prototype_hstrerror,
-[CFLAGS1="$CFLAGS"; CFLAGS="-Werror -O0 $(echo "$CFLAGS1" | sed -e 's@-Wall@@g')";
+[CFLAGS1="$CFLAGS"; CFLAGS="$ERRONWARN $(echo "$CFLAGS1" | sed -e 's@-Wall@@g')";
  AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <netdb.h>],[hstrerror();],
  [sc_cv_have_prototype_hstrerror=no],
  [sc_cv_have_prototype_hstrerror=yes]);
@@ -1296,7 +1306,7 @@ dnl   output values: 1..short, 2..unsigned short, 3..int, 4..u-int,
 dnl                  5..long, 6..u-long; others not yet supported
 define(AC_BASIC_TYPE,[
 AC_CACHE_CHECK(for equivalent simple type of $2, $4,
-[CFLAGS1="$CFLAGS"; CFLAGS="-Werror -O0 $(echo "$CFLAGS1" | sed -e 's@-Wall@@g')"
+[CFLAGS1="$CFLAGS"; CFLAGS="$ERRONWARN $(echo "$CFLAGS1" | sed -e 's@-Wall@@g')"
  AC_TRY_COMPILE([$1],[$2 u; short v; &u==&v;],
  [$4="1 /* short */"],
  [AC_TRY_COMPILE([$1],[$2 u; unsigned short v; &u==&v;],
@@ -1328,7 +1338,7 @@ dnl arg4: output variable, values see AC_BASIC_TYPE
 dnl arg5: cache variable (might be constructed automatically)
 define(AC_TYPEOF_COMPONENT,[
 AC_CACHE_CHECK(for basic type of $2.$3, $5,
-[CFLAGS1="$CFLAGS"; CFLAGS="-Werror -O0 $(echo "$CFLAGS1" | sed -e 's@-Wall@@g')"
+[CFLAGS1="$CFLAGS"; CFLAGS="$ERRONWARN $(echo "$CFLAGS1" | sed -e 's@-Wall@@g')"
 AC_TRY_COMPILE([$1],[$2 u;short v; &u.$3==&v;],
 [$5="1 /* short */"],
 [AC_TRY_COMPILE([$1],[$2 u; unsigned short v; &u.$3==&v;],
diff --git a/sycls.c b/sycls.c
index fa9f1f9..b2baa96 100644
--- a/sycls.c
+++ b/sycls.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* source: sycls.c */
-/* Copyright Gerhard Rieger 2001-2008 */
+/* Copyright Gerhard Rieger 2001-2009 */
 /* Published under the GNU General Public License V.2, see file COPYING */
 
 /* explicit system call and C library trace function, for those who miss strace
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include "error.h"
 #include "filan.h"
+#include "utils.h"
 #include "sysutils.h"
 #include "sycls.h"
 
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index 6233520..377a10e 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ HP-UX|OSF1)
     chmod a+x cat.sh
     CAT=./cat.sh
     ;;
+SunOS)
+    # /usr/bin/tr doesn't handle the a-z range syntax (needs [a-z]), use
+    # /usr/xpg4/bin/tr instead
+    alias tr=/usr/xpg4/bin/tr
+    ;;
 *)
     CAT=cat
     ;;
@@ -9059,6 +9064,9 @@ if ! eval $NUMCOND; then :;
 elif [ "$ROOT" = root -a $(id -u) -ne 0 -a "$withroot" -eq 0 ]; then
     $PRINTF "test $F_n $TEST... ${YELLOW}must be root${NORMAL}\n" $N
     numCANT=$((numCANT+1))
+elif [ "$PF" = "IP6" ] && ( ! feat=$(testaddrs ip6) || ! runsip6 >/dev/null ); then
+    $PRINTF "test $F_n $TEST... ${YELLOW}IP6 not available${NORMAL}\n" $N
+    numCANT=$((numCANT+1))
 else
 tf="$td/test$N.stdout"
 te="$td/test$N.stderr"
@@ -9179,6 +9187,10 @@ if ! eval $NUMCOND; then :;
 elif ! feat=$(testaddrs $FEAT); then
     $PRINTF "test $F_n $TEST... ${YELLOW}$(echo "$feat" |tr a-z A-Z) not available${NORMAL}\n" $N
     numCANT=$((numCANT+1))
+elif [ "$KEYW" = "TCP6" -o "$KEYW" = "UDP6" -o "$KEYW" = "SCTP6" ] && \
+    ! runsip6 >/dev/null; then
+    $PRINTF "test $F_n $TEST... ${YELLOW}IP6 not available${NORMAL}\n" $N
+    numCANT=$((numCANT+1))
 else
 tf="$td/test$N.stdout"
 te="$td/test$N.stderr"
@@ -9274,6 +9286,9 @@ if ! eval $NUMCOND; then :;
 elif [ "$ROOT" = root -a $(id -u) -ne 0 -a "$withroot" -eq 0 ]; then
     $PRINTF "test $F_n $TEST... ${YELLOW}must be root${NORMAL}\n" $N
     numCANT=$((numCANT+1))
+elif [ "$PF" = "IP6" ] && ( ! feat=$(testaddrs ip6) || ! runsip6 ) >/dev/null; then
+    $PRINTF "test $F_n $TEST... ${YELLOW}IP6 not available${NORMAL}\n" $N
+    numCANT=$((numCANT+1))
 else
 tf="$td/test$N.stdout"
 te="$td/test$N.stderr"
@@ -9427,7 +9442,11 @@ NAME=SOCKET_CONNECT_TCP6
 case "$TESTS" in
 *%functions%*|*%generic%*|*%tcp6%*|*%socket%*|*%$NAME%*)
 TEST="$NAME: socket connect with TCP/IPv6"
-if ! eval $NUMCOND; then :; else
+if ! eval $NUMCOND; then :;
+elif ! testaddrs tcp ip6 >/dev/null || ! runsip6 >/dev/null; then
+    $PRINTF "test $F_n $TEST... ${YELLOW}TCP6 not available${NORMAL}\n" $N
+    numCANT=$((numCANT+1))
+else
 # start a TCP6-LISTEN process that echoes data, and send test data using
 # SOCKET-CONNECT, selecting TCP/IPv6. The sent data should be returned.
 tf="$td/test$N.stdout"