Игорь Пашев <pashev.i...@gmail.com> writes: | Though it is not a problem to have one more patch, | OA could have a configure option like "--disable-cl-precise-test" | | But let's wait for Konstantinos.
I forgot to ask: is it the case that debian does not support multilib? (I know ArchLinux does) https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Arch64_FAQ -- Gaby | | 2012/9/15 Gabriel Dos Reis <g...@cs.tamu.edu>: | > Игорь Пашев <pashev.i...@gmail.com> writes: | > | > | Thanks, Gabriel. | > | | > | Ok, I will ask Konstantinos again for build logs :-) | > | And if he is correct, I think I will use a patch specially for Debian. | > | > it would still be better is such patch is in upstream so that you don't | > have to maintain it separately. Let me know if he is willing to test a | > patch. | > | > -- Gaby | > | > | > | | > | 2012/9/15 Gabriel Dos Reis <g...@integrable-solutions.net>: | > | > On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 6:09 AM, Игорь Пашев <pashev.i...@gmail.com> wrote: | > | >> Here is a Debian bug: | > | >> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=687608 | > | >> | > | >> <<on most other platforms, -m32/-m64 are not available as compiler | > | >> flags. So configure fails.>> | > | >> | > | >> I think it is safe to remove those flags. As for Debian and Gentoo | > | >> lisps are compiled with default compiler, so it is safe to use default | > | >> compiler for OA. In difficult cases user (packager) can set CC of CFLAGS | > | >> for configure: | > | >> | > | >> ./configure CC='gcc -m32' | > | > | > | > Hi Igor, | > | > | > | > thanks for forwarding the report. | > | > | > | > Unfortunately, Konstantinos is not right in his statement. | > | > I don't know how he measured "on most other platforms", | > | > but the flags is necessary for the following reasons: there | > | > are many important platforms (for OpenAxiom) that are bi-arch, e.g. | > | > can run both 32-bit and 64-bit programs. Solaris, and earlier versions of | > | > Mac OS X, Windows 7 on 64-bit archi, and certain linux distros come to mind. | > | > On these systems the available Lisp system may be built with | > | > a certain CPU precision that is not the default of the C++ compiler. | > | > For example, on Windows 7 (and Mac OS X notably), the Lisp system | > | > may be built as a 32-bit application (think SBCL), whereas the C++ compiler | > | > defaults to 64-bit; or the Lisp system may be built as 64-bit application | > | > (think CCL) whereas the C++ compiler defaults to 32-bit. Since we link | > | > part of the C++ libraries into the Lisp image, we do need to have both | > | > components built with the same CPU precision. | > | > | > | > Consequently, we can't just drop the -m flags. | > | > | > | > What might makes sense to do is to test at configure time whether | > | > the available compiler understands the flags. Unfortunately, I do not | > | > have access to the machine that is causing trouble for Konstantinos. | > | > Is he or you willing to test a patch and report? | > | > | > | > -- Gaby | > | | > | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | > | How fast is your code? | > | 3 out of 4 devs don\\\'t know how their code performs in production. | > | Find out how slow your code is with AppDynamics Lite. | > | http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219672;13503038;z? | > | http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html | > | _______________________________________________ | > | open-axiom-devel mailing list | > | open-axiom-devel@lists.sourceforge.net | > | https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open-axiom-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How fast is your code? 3 out of 4 devs don\\\'t know how their code performs in production. Find out how slow your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219672;13503038;z? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html _______________________________________________ open-axiom-devel mailing list open-axiom-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open-axiom-devel
