diff -up pegasus/mak/config-linux.mak.sparc pegasus/mak/config-linux.mak
--- pegasus/mak/config-linux.mak.sparc	2012-10-08 12:25:24.910661094 +0200
+++ pegasus/mak/config-linux.mak	2012-10-08 12:28:07.613507858 +0200
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ ifndef PEGASUS_ARCH_LIB
     ifeq ($(PEGASUS_PLATFORM),LINUX_X86_64_CLANG)
         PEGASUS_ARCH_LIB = lib64
     endif
+    ifeq ($(PEGASUS_PLATFORM),LINUX_SPARC64_GNU)
+        PEGASUS_ARCH_LIB = lib64
+    endif
     PEGASUS_ARCH_LIB = lib
 endif
 DEFINES += -DPEGASUS_ARCH_LIB=\"$(PEGASUS_ARCH_LIB)\"
diff -up pegasus/mak/platform_LINUX_SPARC64_GNU.mak.sparc pegasus/mak/platform_LINUX_SPARC64_GNU.mak
--- pegasus/mak/platform_LINUX_SPARC64_GNU.mak.sparc	2012-10-08 12:29:27.198953706 +0200
+++ pegasus/mak/platform_LINUX_SPARC64_GNU.mak	2012-10-08 12:33:08.735161475 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#//%2006////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#//
+#// Copyright (c) 2000, 2001, 2002 BMC Software; Hewlett-Packard Development
+#// Company, L.P.; IBM Corp.; The Open Group; Tivoli Systems.
+#// Copyright (c) 2003 BMC Software; Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.;
+#// IBM Corp.; EMC Corporation, The Open Group.
+#// Copyright (c) 2004 BMC Software; Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.;
+#// IBM Corp.; EMC Corporation; VERITAS Software Corporation; The Open Group.
+#// Copyright (c) 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.; IBM Corp.;
+#// EMC Corporation; VERITAS Software Corporation; The Open Group.
+#// Copyright (c) 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.; IBM Corp.;
+#// EMC Corporation; Symantec Corporation; The Open Group.
+#//
+#// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+#// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+#// deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+#// rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+#// sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+#// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#// 
+#// THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND THIS PERMISSION NOTICE SHALL BE INCLUDED IN
+#// ALL COPIES OR SUBSTANTIAL PORTIONS OF THE SOFTWARE. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED
+#// "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
+#// LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+#// PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
+#// HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+#// ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+#// WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+#//
+#//==============================================================================
+# Platform Configuration for Linux on PPC
+# If you have generic Linux config options, please place them in config-linux.mak
+
+include $(ROOT)/mak/config-linux.mak
+
+ARCHITECTURE = sparc
diff -up pegasus/mak/platform_LINUX_SPARCV9_GNU.mak.sparc pegasus/mak/platform_LINUX_SPARCV9_GNU.mak
--- pegasus/mak/platform_LINUX_SPARCV9_GNU.mak.sparc	2012-10-08 12:33:49.424379019 +0200
+++ pegasus/mak/platform_LINUX_SPARCV9_GNU.mak	2012-10-08 12:30:54.670435787 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#//%2006////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#//
+#// Copyright (c) 2000, 2001, 2002 BMC Software; Hewlett-Packard Development
+#// Company, L.P.; IBM Corp.; The Open Group; Tivoli Systems.
+#// Copyright (c) 2003 BMC Software; Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.;
+#// IBM Corp.; EMC Corporation, The Open Group.
+#// Copyright (c) 2004 BMC Software; Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.;
+#// IBM Corp.; EMC Corporation; VERITAS Software Corporation; The Open Group.
+#// Copyright (c) 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.; IBM Corp.;
+#// EMC Corporation; VERITAS Software Corporation; The Open Group.
+#// Copyright (c) 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.; IBM Corp.;
+#// EMC Corporation; Symantec Corporation; The Open Group.
+#//
+#// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+#// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+#// deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+#// rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+#// sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+#// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#// 
+#// THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND THIS PERMISSION NOTICE SHALL BE INCLUDED IN
+#// ALL COPIES OR SUBSTANTIAL PORTIONS OF THE SOFTWARE. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED
+#// "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
+#// LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+#// PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
+#// HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+#// ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+#// WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+#//
+#//==============================================================================
+# Platform Configuration for Linux on PPC
+# If you have generic Linux config options, please place them in config-linux.mak
+
+include $(ROOT)/mak/config-linux.mak
+
+ARCHITECTURE = sparc
diff -up pegasus/mak/SDKMakefile.sparc pegasus/mak/SDKMakefile
--- pegasus/mak/SDKMakefile.sparc	2012-10-08 12:31:17.904562644 +0200
+++ pegasus/mak/SDKMakefile	2012-10-08 12:37:29.392538539 +0200
@@ -501,6 +501,18 @@ ifeq ($(RUNTIME_PLATFORM_TEST_NEEDED), t
             >> $(PEGASUS_STAGING_DIR)$(PEGASUS_SAMPLES_DIR)/mak/config.mak
 	@$(ECHO-E) "   endif" \
             >> $(PEGASUS_STAGING_DIR)$(PEGASUS_SAMPLES_DIR)/mak/config.mak
+	@$(ECHO-E) "   ifeq (\044(shell uname -i),sparc)" \
+            >> $(PEGASUS_STAGING_DIR)$(PEGASUS_SAMPLES_DIR)/mak/config.mak
+	@$(ECHO-E) "      PEGASUS_PLATFORM = LINUX_SPARCV9_GNU" \
+            >> $(PEGASUS_STAGING_DIR)$(PEGASUS_SAMPLES_DIR)/mak/config.mak
+	@$(ECHO-E) "   endif" \
+            >> $(PEGASUS_STAGING_DIR)$(PEGASUS_SAMPLES_DIR)/mak/config.mak
+	@$(ECHO-E) "   ifeq (\044(shell uname -i),sparc64)" \
+            >> $(PEGASUS_STAGING_DIR)$(PEGASUS_SAMPLES_DIR)/mak/config.mak
+	@$(ECHO-E) "      PEGASUS_PLATFORM = LINUX_SPARC64_GNU" \
+            >> $(PEGASUS_STAGING_DIR)$(PEGASUS_SAMPLES_DIR)/mak/config.mak
+	@$(ECHO-E) "   endif" \
+            >> $(PEGASUS_STAGING_DIR)$(PEGASUS_SAMPLES_DIR)/mak/config.mak
   else
         $(error This SDK has been defined to include the following \
         platforms: $(PACKAGED_PLATFORM_FILES). \
@@ -577,7 +589,18 @@ ifeq ($(RUNTIME_PLATFORM_TEST_NEEDED), t
             >> $(PEGASUS_STAGING_DIR)$(PEGASUS_SAMPLES_DIR)/mak/config.mak
 	@$(ECHO-E) "endif" \
             >> $(PEGASUS_STAGING_DIR)$(PEGASUS_SAMPLES_DIR)/mak/config.mak
-
+	@$(ECHO-E) "ifeq (\044(PEGASUS_PLATFORM),LINUX_SPARCV9_GNU)" \
+            >> $(PEGASUS_STAGING_DIR)$(PEGASUS_SAMPLES_DIR)/mak/config.mak
+	@$(ECHO-E) "   PEGASUS_ARCH_LIB = lib" \
+            >> $(PEGASUS_STAGING_DIR)$(PEGASUS_SAMPLES_DIR)/mak/config.mak
+	@$(ECHO-E) "endif" \
+            >> $(PEGASUS_STAGING_DIR)$(PEGASUS_SAMPLES_DIR)/mak/config.mak
+	@$(ECHO-E) "ifeq (\044(PEGASUS_PLATFORM),LINUX_SPARC64_GNU)" \
+            >> $(PEGASUS_STAGING_DIR)$(PEGASUS_SAMPLES_DIR)/mak/config.mak
+	@$(ECHO-E) "   PEGASUS_ARCH_LIB = lib64" \
+            >> $(PEGASUS_STAGING_DIR)$(PEGASUS_SAMPLES_DIR)/mak/config.mak
+	@$(ECHO-E) "endif" \
+            >> $(PEGASUS_STAGING_DIR)$(PEGASUS_SAMPLES_DIR)/mak/config.mak
   else
         $(error This SDK has been defined to include the following \
         platforms: $(PACKAGED_PLATFORM_FILES). \
diff -up pegasus/src/Pegasus/Common/Config.h.sparc pegasus/src/Pegasus/Common/Config.h
--- pegasus/src/Pegasus/Common/Config.h.sparc	2012-10-08 12:38:08.351741449 +0200
+++ pegasus/src/Pegasus/Common/Config.h	2012-10-08 12:38:53.697976948 +0200
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@
 # include <Pegasus/Common/Platform_LINUX_PPC64_GNU.h>
 #elif defined (PEGASUS_PLATFORM_LINUX_PPC_E500_GNU)
 # include <Pegasus/Common/Platform_LINUX_PPC_E500_GNU.h>
+#elif defined (PEGASUS_PLATFORM_LINUX_SPARCV9_GNU)
+# include <Pegasus/Common/Platform_LINUX_SPARCV9_GNU.h>
+#elif defined (PEGASUS_PLATFORM_LINUX_SPARC64_GNU)
+# include <Pegasus/Common/Platform_LINUX_SPARC64_GNU.h>
 #elif defined (PEGASUS_PLATFORM_LINUX_ZSERIES_GNU)
 # include <Pegasus/Common/Platform_LINUX_ZSERIES_GNU.h>
 #elif defined (PEGASUS_PLATFORM_LINUX_ZSERIES64_GNU)
diff -up pegasus/src/Pegasus/Common/Platform_LINUX_SPARC64_GNU.h.sparc pegasus/src/Pegasus/Common/Platform_LINUX_SPARC64_GNU.h
--- pegasus/src/Pegasus/Common/Platform_LINUX_SPARC64_GNU.h.sparc	2012-10-08 12:39:25.331140743 +0200
+++ pegasus/src/Pegasus/Common/Platform_LINUX_SPARC64_GNU.h	2012-10-08 12:40:32.353486723 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+//%2006////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2000, 2001, 2002 BMC Software; Hewlett-Packard Development
+// Company, L.P.; IBM Corp.; The Open Group; Tivoli Systems.
+// Copyright (c) 2003 BMC Software; Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.;
+// IBM Corp.; EMC Corporation, The Open Group.
+// Copyright (c) 2004 BMC Software; Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.;
+// IBM Corp.; EMC Corporation; VERITAS Software Corporation; The Open Group.
+// Copyright (c) 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.; IBM Corp.;
+// EMC Corporation; VERITAS Software Corporation; The Open Group.
+// Copyright (c) 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.; IBM Corp.;
+// EMC Corporation; Symantec Corporation; The Open Group.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+// deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+// rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+// sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+// 
+// THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND THIS PERMISSION NOTICE SHALL BE INCLUDED IN
+// ALL COPIES OR SUBSTANTIAL PORTIONS OF THE SOFTWARE. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED
+// "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+// PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
+// HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+// ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+// WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+//
+//==============================================================================
+//
+//%/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+*/
+
+#ifndef Pegasus_Platform_LINUX_SPARC64_GNU_h
+#define Pegasus_Platform_LINUX_SPARC64_GNU_h
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#define PEGASUS_OS_TYPE_UNIX
+
+#ifndef PEGASUS_PLATFORM_LINUX_GENERIC_GNU
+#define PEGASUS_PLATFORM_LINUX_GENERIC_GNU
+#endif
+
+#define PEGASUS_OS_LINUX
+
+#define PEGASUS_POINTER_64BIT
+
+#define PEGASUS_COMPILER_GNU
+
+#define PEGASUS_UINT64 unsigned long long
+
+#define PEGASUS_SINT64 long long
+
+#define PEGASUS_HAVE_NAMESPACES
+
+#define PEGASUS_HAVE_FOR_SCOPE
+
+#define PEGASUS_HAVE_TEMPLATE_SPECIALIZATION
+
+#ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#endif
+#ifndef _REENTRANT
+#define _REENTRANT
+#endif
+#define _THREAD_SAFE
+#include <features.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/param.h> /* For MAXHOSTNAMELEN */
+#include <limits.h>    /* _POSIX_HOST_NAME_MAX  */
+
+#if (__GNUC__ >= 4)
+# define PEGASUS_EXPORT __attribute__ ((visibility("default")))
+# define PEGASUS_IMPORT __attribute__ ((visibility("default")))
+# define PEGASUS_HIDDEN_LINKAGE __attribute__((visibility("hidden")))
+#endif
+
+#define PEGASUS_HAVE_PTHREADS
+
+#define PEGASUS_HAVE_NANOSLEEP
+
+#define PEGASUS_HAS_SIGNALS
+
+/* getifaddrs() avilable in gcc version >= 3.4 */
+#if (__GNUC__ > 3) || ((__GNUC__ == 3) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4))
+# define PEGASUS_HAS_GETIFADDRS
+#endif
+
+#endif /* Pegasus_Platform_LINUX_SPARC64_GNU_h */
diff -up pegasus/src/Pegasus/Common/Platform_LINUX_SPARCV9_GNU.h.sparc pegasus/src/Pegasus/Common/Platform_LINUX_SPARCV9_GNU.h
--- pegasus/src/Pegasus/Common/Platform_LINUX_SPARCV9_GNU.h.sparc	2012-10-08 12:40:43.042541758 +0200
+++ pegasus/src/Pegasus/Common/Platform_LINUX_SPARCV9_GNU.h	2012-10-08 12:41:51.297892618 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+/*
+//%2006////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Copyright (c) 2000, 2001, 2002 BMC Software; Hewlett-Packard Development
+// Company, L.P.; IBM Corp.; The Open Group; Tivoli Systems.
+// Copyright (c) 2003 BMC Software; Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.;
+// IBM Corp.; EMC Corporation, The Open Group.
+// Copyright (c) 2004 BMC Software; Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.;
+// IBM Corp.; EMC Corporation; VERITAS Software Corporation; The Open Group.
+// Copyright (c) 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.; IBM Corp.;
+// EMC Corporation; VERITAS Software Corporation; The Open Group.
+// Copyright (c) 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.; IBM Corp.;
+// EMC Corporation; Symantec Corporation; The Open Group.
+//
+// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+// deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+// rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+// sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+// 
+// THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND THIS PERMISSION NOTICE SHALL BE INCLUDED IN
+// ALL COPIES OR SUBSTANTIAL PORTIONS OF THE SOFTWARE. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED
+// "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+// PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
+// HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+// ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+// WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+//
+//==============================================================================
+//
+//%/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+*/
+
+#ifndef Pegasus_Platform_LINUX_SPARCV9_GNU_h
+#define Pegasus_Platform_LINUX_SPARCV9_GNU_h
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+#define PEGASUS_OS_TYPE_UNIX
+
+#ifndef PEGASUS_PLATFORM_LINUX_GENERIC_GNU
+#define PEGASUS_PLATFORM_LINUX_GENERIC_GNU
+#endif
+
+#define PEGASUS_OS_LINUX
+
+#define PEGASUS_ARCHITECTURE_SPARC
+
+#define PEGASUS_COMPILER_GNU
+
+#define PEGASUS_UINT64 unsigned long long
+
+#define PEGASUS_SINT64 long long
+
+#define PEGASUS_HAVE_NAMESPACES
+
+#define PEGASUS_HAVE_FOR_SCOPE
+
+#define PEGASUS_HAVE_TEMPLATE_SPECIALIZATION
+
+#ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#endif
+#ifndef _REENTRANT
+#define _REENTRANT
+#endif
+#define _THREAD_SAFE
+#include <features.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <sys/param.h> /* For MAXHOSTNAMELEN */
+#include <limits.h>    /* _POSIX_HOST_NAME_MAX  */
+
+#if (__GNUC__ >= 4)
+# define PEGASUS_EXPORT __attribute__ ((visibility("default")))
+# define PEGASUS_IMPORT __attribute__ ((visibility("default")))
+# define PEGASUS_HIDDEN_LINKAGE __attribute__((visibility("hidden")))
+#endif
+
+#define PEGASUS_HAVE_PTHREADS
+
+#define PEGASUS_HAVE_NANOSLEEP
+
+#define PEGASUS_HAS_SIGNALS
+
+/* getifaddrs() avilable in gcc version >= 3.4 */
+#if (__GNUC__ > 3) || ((__GNUC__ == 3) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 4))
+# define PEGASUS_HAS_GETIFADDRS
+#endif
+
+#endif /* Pegasus_Platform_LINUX_SPARCV9_GNU_h */
diff -up pegasus/src/SDK/samples/mak/LINUX_SPARC64_GNU.mak.sparc pegasus/src/SDK/samples/mak/LINUX_SPARC64_GNU.mak
--- pegasus/src/SDK/samples/mak/LINUX_SPARC64_GNU.mak.sparc	2012-10-08 12:42:23.140055774 +0200
+++ pegasus/src/SDK/samples/mak/LINUX_SPARC64_GNU.mak	2012-10-08 12:42:54.003213719 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#//%2006////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#//
+#// Copyright (c) 2000, 2001, 2002 BMC Software; Hewlett-Packard Development
+#// Company, L.P.; IBM Corp.; The Open Group; Tivoli Systems.
+#// Copyright (c) 2003 BMC Software; Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.;
+#// IBM Corp.; EMC Corporation, The Open Group.
+#// Copyright (c) 2004 BMC Software; Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.;
+#// IBM Corp.; EMC Corporation; VERITAS Software Corporation; The Open Group.
+#// Copyright (c) 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.; IBM Corp.;
+#// EMC Corporation; VERITAS Software Corporation; The Open Group.
+#// Copyright (c) 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.; IBM Corp.;
+#// EMC Corporation; Symantec Corporation; The Open Group.
+#//
+#// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+#// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+#// deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+#// rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+#// sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+#// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#// 
+#// THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND THIS PERMISSION NOTICE SHALL BE INCLUDED IN
+#// ALL COPIES OR SUBSTANTIAL PORTIONS OF THE SOFTWARE. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED
+#// "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
+#// LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+#// PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
+#// HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+#// ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+#// WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+#//
+#//==============================================================================
+
+ECHO = echo
+MKDIRHIER = mkdir -p
+RM = rm -f
+TOUCH = touch
+
+COMPILE_CXX_COMMAND = g++
+COMPILE_C_COMMAND = gcc
+LIBRARY_LINK_COMMAND = $(COMPILE_CXX_COMMAND) -shared
+PROGRAM_LINK_COMMAND = $(COMPILE_CXX_COMMAND)
+
+SYS_LIBS = -ldl -lpthread -lcrypt
+
+OBJ_SUFFIX=.o
+
+DEFINES = -DPEGASUS_PLATFORM_$(PEGASUS_PLATFORM)
+PROGRAM_COMPILE_OPTIONS = -O2 -W -Wall -Wno-unused -D_GNU_SOURCE \
+     -DTHREAD_SAFE -D_REENTRANT -fPIC
+LIBRARY_COMPILE_OPTIONS = $(PROGRAM_COMPILE_OPTIONS)
+
+PROGRAM_LINK_OPTIONS = -Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker $(PEGASUS_DEST_LIB_DIR)
+LIBRARY_LINK_OPTIONS = $(PROGRAM_LINK_OPTIONS) 
+LINK_OUT = -o
+SYM_LINK_LIB = $(PEGASUS_PROVIDER_LIB_DIR)/lib$(LIBRARY)
+PLATFORM_LIB_SUFFIX = so
diff -up pegasus/src/SDK/samples/mak/LINUX_SPARCV9_GNU.mak.sparc pegasus/src/SDK/samples/mak/LINUX_SPARCV9_GNU.mak
--- pegasus/src/SDK/samples/mak/LINUX_SPARCV9_GNU.mak.sparc	2012-10-08 12:43:12.451308189 +0200
+++ pegasus/src/SDK/samples/mak/LINUX_SPARCV9_GNU.mak	2012-10-08 12:43:44.962474061 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#//%2006////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+#//
+#// Copyright (c) 2000, 2001, 2002 BMC Software; Hewlett-Packard Development
+#// Company, L.P.; IBM Corp.; The Open Group; Tivoli Systems.
+#// Copyright (c) 2003 BMC Software; Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.;
+#// IBM Corp.; EMC Corporation, The Open Group.
+#// Copyright (c) 2004 BMC Software; Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.;
+#// IBM Corp.; EMC Corporation; VERITAS Software Corporation; The Open Group.
+#// Copyright (c) 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.; IBM Corp.;
+#// EMC Corporation; VERITAS Software Corporation; The Open Group.
+#// Copyright (c) 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.; IBM Corp.;
+#// EMC Corporation; Symantec Corporation; The Open Group.
+#//
+#// Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+#// of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+#// deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+#// rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+#// sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+#// furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#// 
+#// THE ABOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICE AND THIS PERMISSION NOTICE SHALL BE INCLUDED IN
+#// ALL COPIES OR SUBSTANTIAL PORTIONS OF THE SOFTWARE. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED
+#// "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
+#// LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+#// PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
+#// HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+#// ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
+#// WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+#//
+#//==============================================================================
+
+ECHO = echo
+MKDIRHIER = mkdir -p
+RM = rm -f
+TOUCH = touch
+
+COMPILE_CXX_COMMAND = g++
+COMPILE_C_COMMAND = gcc
+LIBRARY_LINK_COMMAND = $(COMPILE_CXX_COMMAND) -shared
+PROGRAM_LINK_COMMAND = $(COMPILE_CXX_COMMAND)
+
+SYS_LIBS = -ldl -lpthread -lcrypt
+
+OBJ_SUFFIX=.o
+
+DEFINES = -DPEGASUS_PLATFORM_$(PEGASUS_PLATFORM)
+PROGRAM_COMPILE_OPTIONS = -O2 -W -Wall -Wno-unused -D_GNU_SOURCE \
+     -DTHREAD_SAFE -D_REENTRANT -fPIC
+LIBRARY_COMPILE_OPTIONS = $(PROGRAM_COMPILE_OPTIONS)
+
+PROGRAM_LINK_OPTIONS = -Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker $(PEGASUS_DEST_LIB_DIR)
+LIBRARY_LINK_OPTIONS = $(PROGRAM_LINK_OPTIONS)
+LINK_OUT = -o
+SYM_LINK_LIB = $(PEGASUS_PROVIDER_LIB_DIR)/lib$(LIBRARY)
+PLATFORM_LIB_SUFFIX = so