--- a/common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh	Thu Jun 23 21:12:39 2016 +0000
+++ b/common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh	Mon Jun 27 08:04:48 2016 -0700
@@ -5094,7 +5094,7 @@
 #CUSTOM_AUTOCONF_INCLUDE
 
 # Do not change or remove the following line, it is needed for consistency checks:
-DATE_WHEN_GENERATED=1466007828
+DATE_WHEN_GENERATED=1467039751
 
 ###############################################################################
 #
@@ -36621,7 +36621,6 @@
   # Setup the assembler (AS)
   #
   if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xsolaris; then
-    # FIXME: should this really be solaris, or solstudio?
 
 
   # Publish this variable in the help.
@@ -37105,6 +37104,9 @@
     fi
   fi
 
+    if test "x$AS" = x; then
+      as_fn_error $? "Solaris assembler (as) is required. Please install via \"pkg install pkg:/developer/assembler\"." "$LINENO" 5
+    fi
   else
     # FIXME: is this correct for microsoft?
     AS="$CC -c"

--- a/common/autoconf/toolchain.m4	Thu Jun 23 21:12:39 2016 +0000
+++ b/common/autoconf/toolchain.m4	Mon Jun 27 08:04:48 2016 -0700
@@ -597,9 +597,11 @@
   # Setup the assembler (AS)
   #
   if test "x$OPENJDK_TARGET_OS" = xsolaris; then
-    # FIXME: should this really be solaris, or solstudio?
     BASIC_PATH_PROGS(AS, as)
     BASIC_FIXUP_EXECUTABLE(AS)
+    if test "x$AS" = x; then
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([Solaris assembler (as) is required. Please install via "pkg install pkg:/developer/assembler".])
+    fi
   else
     # FIXME: is this correct for microsoft?
     AS="$CC -c"