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From: Marshall McMullen <marshall.mcmullen@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-alt@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-alt] AIX: libiconv issues still ?
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 17:05:01
Message-Id: ecea57780704191004i14d57d06q7d5ec8a283cbd9f0@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-alt] AIX: libiconv issues still ? by Michael Haubenwallner
1 sorry for my ignorance, but what do I need to apply this patch to ?
2
3 On 4/19/07, Michael Haubenwallner <michael.haubenwallner@×××××××.at> wrote:
4 > On Thu, 2007-04-19 at 08:03 +0200, Michael Haubenwallner wrote:
5 > > On Wed, 2007-04-18 at 16:09 -0500, Marshall McMullen wrote:
6 > > > Here the info you asked for:
7 > > >
8 > > > > Which permission does that directory have ?
9 > > >
10 > > > $ ls -l /usr | grep lib
11 > > > dr-xr-xr-x 38 bin bin 9728 Nov 3 17:49 lib
12 > > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root printq 12 Aug 16 2003 lpd -> /usr/lib/lpd
13 > > >
14 > > > $ ls -l /usr/lib/libiconv.a
15 > > > -r--r--r-- 1 bin bin 374809 Nov 3 17:44 /usr/lib/libiconv.a
16 > > >
17 > > > $ ar -x /usr/lib/libiconv.a shr4.o
18 > > > ar: Permission denied
19 > > > ar: 0707-113 The fopen system call failed on file shr4.o.
20 > >
21 > > Hmm, when ar cannot open shr4.o, how can it be there afterwards ?
22 >
23 > Thinking of it, maybe you did that twice, and shr4.o already existed, so
24 > this one ar-error is between screen and keyboard ?
25 >
26 > Maybe attached patch for eclass/toolchain-funcs.eclass can help you...
27 >
28 > /haubi/
29 >
30 > > What are the permissions of your current directory ?
31 > > Maybe try this and have (or give me) a look at 'ar.truss.out':
32 > > $ truss -o ar.truss.out -f ar -x /usr/lib/libiconv.a shr4.o
33 > >
34 > > >
35 > > > > Which permission does shr4.o have ?
36 > > >
37 > > > $ ls -la shr4.o
38 > > > -r--r--r-- 1 mdmcmull staff 111273 Apr 18 16:03 shr4.o
39 > > >
40 > > > > What is your umask set to ?
41 > > >
42 > > > $ umask
43 > > > 022
44 > > >
45 > > > > $ strip -e shr4.o
46 > > >
47 > > > $ strip -e shr4.o
48 > > > strip: shr4.o -- 0654-400 Cannot open file.
49 > > > Permission denied
50 > > >
51 > > > So, doing a "chmod 777 shr4.o", I can then do:
52 > > >
53 > > > $ strip -e shr4.o
54 > > > $ echo $?
55 > > > 0
56 > > >
57 > > > ... Does this help ?
58 > > >
59 >
60 >
61 >
62
63
64 --
65 Marshall McMullen
66 marshall.mcmullen@×××××.com
67 mjmcmullen@×××××.net
68 mdmcmullen@××××××.com
69
70 In France, there's a popular saying about Linux that essentially translates as:
71 "Linux? You can get a less powerful system, but it will cost you more."
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Re: [gentoo-alt] AIX: libiconv issues still ? Marshall McMullen <marshall.mcmullen@×××××.com>