Re: [gentoo-alt] prefix installer, AIX 5.3 gcc failed to build

[Perry Smith]

On Dec 13, 2010, at 3:55 AM, Michael Haubenwallner wrote:

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> On 12/11/2010 09:46 PM, Perry Smith wrote:
>> I'm trying to do the "make install" of the prefix installer and I died with this:
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>> make[4]: Entering directory `/gsa/ausgsa-h2/01/pedzan/src/prefix-launcher-2.1.0/buildroot/gcc/p51.powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/libcpp'
>> /gsa/ausgsa-h2/01/pedzan/src/prefix-launcher-2.1.0/buildroot/gcc/p51.powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/./prev-gcc/xgcc -B/gsa/ausgsa-h2/01/pedzan/src/prefix-launcher-2.1.0/buildroot/gcc/p51.powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/./prev-gcc/ -B/gsa/ausgsa/home/p/e/pedzan/prefix-launcher-2.1.0/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/bin/  -I/gsa/ausgsa-h2/01/pedzan/src/prefix-launcher-2.1.0/buildroot/gcc/gcc-4.2.4/libcpp -I. -I/gsa/ausgsa-h2/01/pedzan/src/prefix-launcher-2.1.0/buildroot/gcc/gcc-4.2.4/libcpp/../include -I/gsa/ausgsa-h2/01/pedzan/src/prefix-launcher-2.1.0/buildroot/gcc/gcc-4.2.4/libcpp/include  -g -O2 -W -Wall -Wwrite-strings -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wold-style-definition -Wmissing-format-attribute -pedantic -Wno-long-long  -I/gsa/ausgsa-h2/01/pedzan/src/prefix-launcher-2.1.0/buildroot/gcc/gcc-4.2.4/libcpp -I. -I/gsa/ausgsa-h2/01/pedzan/src/prefix-launcher-2.1.0/buildroot/gcc/gcc-4.2.4/libcpp/../include -I/gsa/ausgsa-h2/01/pedzan/src/prefix-launcher-2.1.0/buildroot
> /gcc/gcc-4.2.4/libcpp/include  -c -o charset.o -MT charset.o -MMD -MP -MF .deps/charset.Po /gsa/ausgsa-h2/01/pedzan/src/prefix-launcher-2.1.0/buildroot/gcc/gcc-4.2.4/libcpp/charset.c
>> xgcc: Internal error: Killed (program cc1)
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> Interesting - this works since ages on the AIX 5.3 boxes here...

Yes. As a curiosity, I pulled down 4.2.4 and compiled it on my own sandbox and it did fine.

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> And there isn't anything in prefix-launcher-trunk over prefix-launcher-2.1.0
> that should have any influence for AIX 5.3, only AIX 6.1:
> http://prefix-launcher.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/prefix-launcher/prefix-launcher/trunk/ChangeLog?view=log
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>> Please submit a full bug report.
>> See <URL:http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html> for instructions.
>> make[4]: *** [charset.o] Error 1
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> Are you able to compile 'charset.o' with '-save-temps' compiler flag?

Its been a long weekend with many misadventures.  I did not know about the INTERACTIVE method and I copied and pasted the compile command (above) and added -save-temps and it compiled fine. So I then just did "make" in that directory -- which worked.  Moved up and did "make" again and that eventually failed with arg list too long.  So, I wasn't using *exactly* the right environment.

> Some hints for prefix-launcher:
>  $ gmake config gcc_BUILDMODE=INTERACTIVE
>  $ gmake gcc SHELL=/bin/bash
> Instead of running src_compile() from gcc/gcc.build, you get a bash-prompt where
> you can run (parts of) src_compile manyally. However, this isn't Ctrl-C save.
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>> make[4]: Leaving directory `/gsa/ausgsa-h2/01/pedzan/src/prefix-launcher-2.1.0/buildroot/gcc/p51.powerpc-ibm-aix5.3.0.0/libcpp'
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>> So far, I've not found a similar bug report.
>> I'm trying it a second time but I assume its not going to work.
>> This is on stage 2 which is a bit odd.
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> Does it work to build vanilla gcc-4.2.4 out-of-the-box?

Yes.

Probably I'm going to start over again but here are some clues.

First, my build scripts for gcc always do:

ulimit -S -d unlimited

I can't remember why I've added that over the years.  But build script that worked did this:

> ulimit -S -d unlimited
> export CONFIG_SHELL=/usr/local/bin/bash
> ( ../../src/gcc-4.2.4/configure -v \
>         --disable-nls \
>         --enable-threads=aix \
>         --with-libiconv-prefix=/usr \
>         --enable-languages=c,c++ && echo "configure returned $?" ) > C-OUT 2>&1
> ( gmake bootstrap && echo "gmake returned $?" ) > M-OUT 2>&1 &

which is almost what your scripts did.  That script worked.

As I mentioned, the "make" above ended with arg list too long.  I hit that again doing some other path.  So, I restarted your process with these changes:

1) I *forgot* to do the CONFIG_SHELL (and I'm paying the price for that.  I plan to open a defect on ksh.  I've discovered that not only does it make tons of temps but the temps are wide open... a glaring security hole.  But, that will take a battle plus a year to get out the door and they will likely fix it for new releases.)
2) I did the ulimit change above
3) I moved my source and destination directories to much short paths (trying to avoid the arg list too long problem).
4) Used a different gcc.  Before I was using my newly built gcc 4.5.0 and this last trip I'm using 4.3.1.

So far, it is still going but I'm not 100% done with gcc yet but I'm past all the previous failure points.

I plan to start over again.  I want to redo it with CONFIG_SHELL set, ulimit set, and the newer gcc (at the new location) and see how that goes.

Can we set CONFIG_SHELL inside the top level Makefile?  I'm going to just add it to my .bash_profile too.

One other suggestion, I assumed that the install of the prefix-launcher was going to be a half minute adventure and the big adventure was going to come while using it.  My suggestion is mention that installing it will take a long time.  Also, give some help (like you just did) about doing things piecemeal if things go wrong.

Thanks!!! I'm still plugging. (I haven't read your other email yet).

Perry