#8351: ratpoints-2.1.3.p0 fails to build in Open Solaris x64 as 64 bit even if
SAGE64=yes
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   Reporter:  jsp         |       Owner:  drkirkby  
       Type:  defect      |      Status:  needs_work
   Priority:  major       |   Milestone:  sage-4.3.4
  Component:  porting     |    Keywords:            
     Author:  Jaap Spies  |    Upstream:  N/A       
   Reviewer:              |      Merged:            
Work_issues:              |  
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Comment(by jsp):

 Replying to [comment:2 drkirkby]:
 > There is a problem with this patch, in that tests for CCFLAG64, not
 CFLAG64 as others do. So it needs work.
 >

 Ok, I can do that though CFLAG64 is not used in this spkg.


 > However, there are other problems with ratpoints that I am aware of. It
 is using the compiler option
 >
 > {{{
 > -DUSE_SSE
 > }}}
 >
 > on SPARC, even though the SPARC processor has no SSE instructions. That
 does not appear to be a serious issue, but ratpoints has been implicated
 as the reason the Sage library does not build - see #7867, which is
 '''very''' serious.
 >
 > It might be better if you leave this one to me to try to sort out, as
 the SPARC issues are more serious.
 >

 Yes, please solve the problems on SPARC, but that is certainly an other
 ticket.
 Let this spkg work on Open Solaris x64 is the only issue solved with this
 ticket.

 Cheers,

 Jaap


 > Dave

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