Hi
On all AIX versions I tested (4.3 - 5.3) the following compiler error
will be seen when running a 'make' for PAR::Packer:
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./par: execution of ./par failed - aborting with -1.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at -e line 975.
make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 7.
Stop.
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A trace of the process showed E2BIG - which means the default AIX
setting of ncargs (ARG/ENV list size in 4K byte blocks) is not
sufficient for PAR::Packer to function.
A possible (quick)fix is to increase ncargs from its default value of 6
by running 'chdev -l sys0 -a ncargs=7', bearing in mind this can only be
done on AIX 5L and higher, not AIX 4.3.
Can this ncargs requirement really not be avoided by the distribution?
It was not a problem during earlier PAR::Packer distributions I built
(at least 0.970, possibly 0.976).
Regards,
Niel
