[Bug bootstrap/63714] AIX (5.3.7, xlC v11) fails to bootstrap for gcc 4.9.2, 4.8.3 and 4.7.4

2014-11-11 Thread aixtools at gmail dot com
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63714 --- Comment #18 from Michael Felt aixtools at gmail dot com --- Not sure if I replied to this elsewhere, but the reason for PACKAGING on AIX 5.3 is because it can be used on AIX 5.3 TL7 and higher (including AIX 6.1 and AIX 7.1). In short, the

[Bug bootstrap/63714] AIX (5.3.7, xlC v11) fails to bootstrap for gcc 4.9.2, 4.8.3 and 4.7.4

2014-11-04 Thread aixtools at gmail dot com
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63714 --- Comment #7 from Michael Felt aixtools at gmail dot com --- update: CONFIG_SHELL=/usr/bin/ksh still fails at the start CONFIG_SHELL=/opt/bin/bash (v4-30) complains, but moves on. [ -f stage_final ] || echo stage3 stage_final /opt/bin/bash:

[Bug bootstrap/63714] AIX (5.3.7, xlC v11) fails to bootstrap for gcc 4.9.2, 4.8.3 and 4.7.4

2014-11-04 Thread aixtools at gmail dot com
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63714 --- Comment #8 from Michael Felt aixtools at gmail dot com --- This ran MUCH better - thanks, but curious about what to do with following messages (there where more than I could reverse scroll). I forgot where I read about some systems having .o

[Bug bootstrap/63714] AIX (5.3.7, xlC v11) fails to bootstrap for gcc 4.9.2, 4.8.3 and 4.7.4

2014-11-04 Thread aixtools at gmail dot com
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63714 --- Comment #9 from Michael Felt aixtools at gmail dot com --- While I may yet find a bug - my apologies for not better understanding the installation document. I see there is a better mail-list (gcc-help) and shall request assistance via that

[Bug bootstrap/63714] AIX (5.3.7, xlC v11) fails to bootstrap for gcc 4.9.2, 4.8.3 and 4.7.4

2014-11-04 Thread dje at gcc dot gnu.org
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63714 --- Comment #10 from David Edelsohn dje at gcc dot gnu.org --- I had not realized that Bash-isms had crept into Autoconf, but I am not surprised. Using KSH to bootstrap is extremely slow and causes other problems. Both Bull Freeware for AIX and

[Bug bootstrap/63714] AIX (5.3.7, xlC v11) fails to bootstrap for gcc 4.9.2, 4.8.3 and 4.7.4

2014-11-04 Thread dje at gcc dot gnu.org
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63714 --- Comment #11 from David Edelsohn dje at gcc dot gnu.org --- Do not use GNU Binutils on AIX 5.3 (or later). GNU assembler and GNU linker do not work properly with recent releases of AIX. Installing GCC does not require installing all parts of

[Bug bootstrap/63714] AIX (5.3.7, xlC v11) fails to bootstrap for gcc 4.9.2, 4.8.3 and 4.7.4

2014-11-04 Thread aixtools at gmail dot com
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63714 --- Comment #12 from Michael Felt aixtools at gmail dot com --- I can try them again, but all the additional rpms that installing gcc requires tends to break things. I try to make as few assumptions about an environment as possible (such as bash

[Bug bootstrap/63714] AIX (5.3.7, xlC v11) fails to bootstrap for gcc 4.9.2, 4.8.3 and 4.7.4

2014-11-04 Thread aixtools at gmail dot com
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63714 --- Comment #13 from Michael Felt aixtools at gmail dot com --- As far as I know, GNU as and GNU ld have never been favored on AIX. And, they are LAST in the PATH variable. In the initial attempts I had read about the compare pass, that some

[Bug bootstrap/63714] AIX (5.3.7, xlC v11) fails to bootstrap for gcc 4.9.2, 4.8.3 and 4.7.4

2014-11-04 Thread aixtools at gmail dot com
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63714 --- Comment #14 from Michael Felt aixtools at gmail dot com --- Please accept my apologies for replying here, the gcc-help is not a high traffic list today :) and I removed myself from the gcc-bugs list. I checked out the BULL and Perlz sites

[Bug bootstrap/63714] AIX (5.3.7, xlC v11) fails to bootstrap for gcc 4.9.2, 4.8.3 and 4.7.4

2014-11-04 Thread dje at gcc dot gnu.org
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63714 --- Comment #15 from David Edelsohn dje at gcc dot gnu.org --- GNU as and GNU ld do not consistently generate correct object files and executables on AIX. AIX 5.2, 5.3, 6.1, and 7.1 continued to extend and adjust the XCOFF object file format,

[Bug bootstrap/63714] AIX (5.3.7, xlC v11) fails to bootstrap for gcc 4.9.2, 4.8.3 and 4.7.4

2014-11-04 Thread dje at gcc dot gnu.org
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63714 --- Comment #16 from David Edelsohn dje at gcc dot gnu.org --- Bull Freeware provides GCC 4.8.1 for AIX 6.1. I do not know why they only provide GCC 4.6.1 for AIX 7.1. AIX 5.3 no longer is supported by IBM and newer features in GCC require

[Bug bootstrap/63714] AIX (5.3.7, xlC v11) fails to bootstrap for gcc 4.9.2, 4.8.3 and 4.7.4

2014-11-04 Thread aixtools at gmail dot com
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63714 --- Comment #17 from Michael Felt aixtools at gmail dot com --- The problem is not installing other tools. Of course I will do that. It is an issue on AIX because will buildable they are not there by default. In a linux stack they are nearly

[Bug bootstrap/63714] AIX (5.3.7, xlC v11) fails to bootstrap for gcc 4.9.2, 4.8.3 and 4.7.4

2014-11-03 Thread dje at gcc dot gnu.org
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63714 David Edelsohn dje at gcc dot gnu.org changed: What|Removed |Added Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED

[Bug bootstrap/63714] AIX (5.3.7, xlC v11) fails to bootstrap for gcc 4.9.2, 4.8.3 and 4.7.4

2014-11-03 Thread aixtools at gmail dot com
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63714 --- Comment #2 from Michael Felt aixtools at gmail dot com --- How do you suggest I bootstrap then? There are some ancient RPM versions I know of, but they break AIX in that they introduce non-standard libraries I am trying to avoid. While

[Bug bootstrap/63714] AIX (5.3.7, xlC v11) fails to bootstrap for gcc 4.9.2, 4.8.3 and 4.7.4

2014-11-03 Thread aixtools at gmail dot com
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63714 --- Comment #3 from Michael Felt aixtools at gmail dot com --- Created attachment 33879 -- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=33879action=edit script-capture of 4.7.4 bootstrap attempt on AIX two script files capturing all screen

[Bug bootstrap/63714] AIX (5.3.7, xlC v11) fails to bootstrap for gcc 4.9.2, 4.8.3 and 4.7.4

2014-11-03 Thread aixtools at gmail dot com
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63714 --- Comment #4 from Michael Felt aixtools at gmail dot com --- Created attachment 33880 -- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=33880action=edit script-capture of 4.6.4 bootstrap attempt on AIX

[Bug bootstrap/63714] AIX (5.3.7, xlC v11) fails to bootstrap for gcc 4.9.2, 4.8.3 and 4.7.4

2014-11-03 Thread glisse at gcc dot gnu.org
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63714 --- Comment #5 from Marc Glisse glisse at gcc dot gnu.org --- https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/FAQ#Configuration_fails_with_.27.27configure:_error:_cannot_compute_suffix_of_object_files:_cannot_compile.27.27._What_is_the_problem.3F (and for selecting

[Bug bootstrap/63714] AIX (5.3.7, xlC v11) fails to bootstrap for gcc 4.9.2, 4.8.3 and 4.7.4

2014-11-03 Thread aixtools at gmail dot com
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63714 --- Comment #6 from Michael Felt aixtools at gmail dot com --- thanks. it is night. shall look at this again tomorrow. had not spotted CONFIG_SHELL among the how to build ada text. I had been trying to follow what seemed relevant. must write my