Re: [gentoo-science] sci-mathematics/maxima fails to build

[François Bissey]

> On   10/05/10 - 18:57:56, François Bissey wrote:
> > > Hi group!
> > >
> > > I've got some problems installing sci-mathematics/maxima in both my
> >
> > Funtoo
> >
> > > boxes.
> > >
> > > http://paste.pocoo.org/show/271383/
> > >
> > > The issue seems to be similar to :
> > > http://github.com/cschwan/sage-on-gentoo/issues/issue/14, and the
> > > work-around to redefining LDFLAGS works as well. However, something
> >
> > is
> >
> > > wrong with the way maxima deals with the LDFLAGS.
> >
> > OK I will have a look, it may be something I overlooked in my
> > patches, it used
> > to work here, so it may be caused by a slight change somewhere in the
> > system
> > since then.
> >
> > If you want maxima for sage you don't have to use the version located
> > in the
> > science overlay. It was a proof of concept for some patches. The
> > version in
> > portage will work just as well.
> > 5.20.1-r2
> > Francois
>
> For what it's worth, on my amd64 I'm unable to build the portage
> maxima-5.20.1-r2 either with
>
> LDFLAGS="-Wl,-01 -Wl,--sort-common -Wl,--as-needed"
>
> There is the same
>
> make[1]: *** [binary-ecl/maxima] Error 1
>
> In fact ecls will not even configure with the indicated LDFLAGS.
> Deleting "-Wl,--sort-common" allows ecls as well as maxima to be built.
>
OK I tested both:
LDFLAGS="-Wl,-01 -Wl,--sort-common -Wl,--as-needed" emerge -1v --nodeps maxima
LDFLAGS="-Wl,-01 -Wl,--sort-common -Wl,--as-needed" emerge -1v --nodeps ecls
which build respectively maxima-5.20.1-r3 and ecls-10.4.1, on my x86 system 
and it merged fine.
Does it work in your 32bits chroot Steve?

Francois