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> I'using CFLAGS="-march=core2 -O2 -pipe -msse4.1" |
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> Firefox builds with success for me. gcc is 4.5.3 for me. It's strange. |
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> I had a similar problem but it had a bad kernel configuration. When I have |
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> this problem it's gcc receive SIGSEV signal. |
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> I don't think that you have the same problem like me. |
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> I test in a virtual machine and firefox compile with success: CFLAGS are |
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> "-march=native -pipe -O2" |
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> I've not really idea for your problem :/ |
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Thanks everyone for the help with this. I was able to compile |
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gcc-4.5.3-r1 and now it looks like firefox-9.0 will compile if I can |
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keep it from running out of memory. I'm going to compile without |
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-pipe soon and if that doesn't work I've got more RAM on the way. |
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- Grant |
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>> > At first glance firefox uses the arithmetic pointer and |
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>> > Wno-pointer-arith |
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>> > lifts warnings or errors when used. |
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>> > This is what gcc says : error: pointer of type 'void *' used in |
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>> > arithmetic |
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>> > What it gives without this flag and Is there a particular reason for |
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>> > using |
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>> > this one ? |
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>> I'm having trouble following. I'm using: |
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>> CFLAGS="-march=native -O2 -pipe" |
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>> Should I try with different flags? |
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>> - Grant |
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>> >> >> Does anyone have any ideas on this? I just completed an emerge -e |
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>> >> >> world so I don't think anything needs to be re-emerged. Everything |
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>> >> >> compiles fine except for gcc-4.5.3-r1 (I'm on gcc-4.3.4) and |
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>> >> >> firefox-9.0: |
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>> >> >> |
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>> >> >> /var/tmp/portage/www-client/firefox-9.0/work/mozilla-release/js/src/jsgcchunk.cpp: |
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>> >> >> In function 'void* MapAlignedPages(size_t, size_t)': |
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>> >> >> /var/tmp/portage/www-client/firefox-9.0/work/mozilla-release/js/src/jsgcchunk.cpp:243: |
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>> >> >> error: pointer of type 'void *' used in arithmetic |
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>> >> >> |
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>> >> >> /var/tmp/portage/www-client/firefox-9.0/work/mozilla-release/js/src/jsgcchunk.cpp:243: |
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>> >> >> error: pointer of type 'void *' used in arithmetic |
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>> >> > That looks like a change in how the compiler treats bad code, or the |
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>> >> > introduction of bad code in an updated version of Firefox. The |
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>> >> > compiler can't sanely do pointer arithmetic without knowing the |
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>> >> > pointer type. Looks like the version you're compiling with throws an |
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>> >> > error on that. |
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>> >> > Are using anything like -Werror and/or -Wall in your CFLAGS? |
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>> >> Yes, enabling --Wno-pointer-arith should help. |
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