Forte WS6U1 - Search path SunWS_Cache directory needs write permission

Question

Forte 6 U1, needs write permission to search path SunWS_Cache directory.
When I build a file locally checked out from the baseline directory, and the baseline SunWS_Cache directory needs write permission.
Lets say,
/home/zeebra/baseline/util - is the directory where the baseline is.
Having local workarea as /home/user/work/util
The local work has the baseline in search path. But the local -user does not have write permission on baseline/util/SunWS_Cache.
The local compilation goes thro fine, but when linking it just hangs. As soon as I give the write permission to baseline/util/SunWS_Cache, the linking completes.
Is it a bug? Do we have patch already for this problem for Forte6 Update 1?
Thanks!

Answer 1

The SunWS_Cache directory must have write permission. The cache contains state information that must be locked when a compiler is being run, to avoid trashing the state information if another compilation runs in the same directory at the same time. (Sun C++ supports dmake and gmake for running multiple compilations in parallel.)
A non-writeable template cache is not an available option.
Starting with C++ 5.5 (Sun ONE Studio 8 Compiler Collection), the template cache is no longer required, and by default is not used. If you are having problems involving the cache, you should consider upgrading to this new release.