--- old/make/solaris/makefiles/sparcWorks.make	2012-02-01 09:45:17.334384496 +0100
+++ new/make/solaris/makefiles/sparcWorks.make	2012-02-01 09:45:17.214400652 +0100
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 # tell make which C and C++ compilers to use
 CC	= cc
-CPP	= CC
+CXX	= CC
 
 # Note that this 'as' is an older version of the Sun Studio 'fbe', and will
 #   use the older style options. The 'fbe' options will match 'cc' and 'CC'.
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@
 
 REORDER_FLAG = -xF
 
-# Check for the versions of C++ and C compilers ($CPP and $CC) used. 
+# Check for the versions of C++ and C compilers ($CXX and $CC) used. 
 
 # Get the last thing on the line that looks like x.x+ (x is a digit).
 COMPILER_REV := \
-$(shell $(CPP) -V 2>&1 | sed -n 's/^.*[ ,\t]C++[ ,\t]\([1-9]\.[0-9][0-9]*\).*/\1/p')
+$(shell $(CXX) -V 2>&1 | sed -n 's/^.*[ ,\t]C++[ ,\t]\([1-9]\.[0-9][0-9]*\).*/\1/p')
 C_COMPILER_REV := \
 $(shell $(CC) -V 2>&1 | sed -n 's/^.*[ ,\t]C[ ,\t]\([1-9]\.[0-9][0-9]*\).*/\1/p')
 
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@
 #FASTDEBUG_CFLAGS += -Qoption ccfe -xglobalstatic
 
 ifeq	(${COMPILER_REV_NUMERIC}, 502)
-COMPILER_DATE := $(shell $(CPP) -V 2>&1 | sed -n '/^.*[ ]C++[ ]\([1-9]\.[0-9][0-9]*\)/p' | awk '{ print $$NF; }')
+COMPILER_DATE := $(shell $(CXX) -V 2>&1 | sed -n '/^.*[ ]C++[ ]\([1-9]\.[0-9][0-9]*\)/p' | awk '{ print $$NF; }')
 ifeq	(${COMPILER_DATE}, 2001/01/31)
 # disable -g0 in fastdebug since SC6.1 dated 2001/01/31 seems to be buggy
 # use an innocuous value because it will get -g if it's empty