Re: [gentoo-alt] [prefix]Starting over with svn prefix-launcher on AIX

[Michael Haubenwallner]

On Wed, 2008-07-02 at 08:07 -0500, Greg wrote:
> Michael Haubenwallner wrote:
>
> >On Tue, 2008-07-01 at 05:16 -0500, Greg Trigg wrote:
> >
> >>Greg wrote:
> >>
> >>>Fabian Groffen wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>>I installed this patch and now instead of failing it just locks up.
> >>>>>I  think python is failing.  It probably goes back to the 'as'
> >>>>>command not  working when python was compiling.  I may have to look
> >>>>>into installing a  working assembler.
> >>>>>
> >
> >Uh oh, don't now what you install "binutils from source" (this tells me
> >that you mean GNU-binutils) for or who told you to do so, but do NOT use
> >GNU-binutils (as, ld, nm, ...) on AIX at all, I've found they're just
> >broken for that platform. I always use the system provided ones (for
> >native builds).
> >
> >/haubi/
> >
> Well, the native build does go faster and it does compile everything
> pretty smoothly.  However, I'm back to having troubles with Python.  I
> guess I'll post more specific information this time.  Here's where
> Python appears to be locking up.
>
>

> This is the entry in the process table as of now.
>
> greg 319512 348378  62 10:50:51  pts/0 120:07 /usr/ccs/bin/as -u -mPPC
> -o
> build/temp.aix-5.2-2.5/usr/local/prefix-launcher/buildroot/python/Python-2.5.2/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/src/powerpc/aix.o
> /tmp//ccJ3fThk.s
>
> The C value is 62, so it is busy, but busy with what?  It has been going
> 120 minutes.

Huh?

Did you check the AIX specific system requirements as seen in
prefix-launcher wiki[1], mainly "Environment size" (a kernel parameter)
and "data segment size limit", and highly recommended having
CONFIG_SHELL pointing to some bash ?

[1] http://prefix-launcher.wiki.sourceforge.net/howto+install+prefix+launcher

>   I'm not sure if this is the native assembler, but I
> altered my path so that native would be the default if it exists.
> '/usr/ccs/bin/as' is sym linked from '/bin/as'.

Yes, this is native as.

>   I didn't have this
> problem with prefix-launcher-1.2.  At least I didn't notice it.  It did
> find the right compiler.

Well, prefix-launcher builds gcc-4.1.1 itself, besides GNU make just
needing some Ansi-C-compiler preinstalled: xlc or gcc, any version
should do.

> Thanks everyone for your patience with me and prompt replies.  You've
> all been a big help.

We're happy to have users/testers who find our strange work useful
enough to spend so much time on it, thank you! ;)


Btw: I'm at the initial 'emerge system', but still with some tweaks and
restarts while bootstrapping a fresh prefix on AIX, using
prefix-launcher from svn.
There are 50 packages emerged already, and app-editors/nano and
dev-libs/libiconv are failing ATM, still need to dig into them.

/haubi/
-- 
Michael Haubenwallner
Gentoo on a different level

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