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Re: compiling gcc-2.2.2 on a RS/6000 with AIX/3.2

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From: Simon Storry
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 09:14
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In article <9208120002.AA03644@life.ai.mit.edu>, chpetk@gdr.bath.ac.uk (Toby Kelsey) writes:
|> I have tried to compile gcc-2.2.2 on a RS/6000 running AIX 3.2
|> The make fails as below:
|> 
|> [...]
|> #                 for name in _muldi3 _divdi3 _moddi3  { ...etc }
|> #                 do \
|> #                   echo ${name}; \
|> #                   ./gcc -O2    -g -B./ -g1 -I. -I. -I./config -c -DL${name} \
|> #                       ./libgcc2.c -o ${name}.o; \
|> #                   if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then true; else exit 1; fi; \
|> #                   ar rc tmplibgcc2.a ${name}.o; \
|> #                   rm -f ${name}.o; \
|> #                 done
|> # _muldi3
|> # Assembler:
|> # /tmp/ccEEYDFW.s: line 25: Error In Syntax 
|> # The error code from the last failed command is 1.
|> # 
|> # Make Quitting.
|> # $ 
|> 
|> According to lslpp the release level is 03.02.0000.0000
|> 
|> Is the fix mentioned in README.RS6000 only required if you
|> need to debug code compiled with gcc (as it says), or is it
|> needed to get gcc to compile?
|> 
|> Toby

The fix appears to be required in order to compile gcc - not just for 
debugging as stated. At least, the problem went away when we appled 
the assembler fix under AIX/3.2...

Simon


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Subject: Re: compiling gcc-2.2.2 on a RS/6000 with AIX/3.2
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