#11708: maxima doesn't build on Linux ppc64 (silius on skynet)
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   Reporter:  was      |          Owner:  drkirkby  
       Type:  defect   |         Status:  new       
   Priority:  major    |      Milestone:  sage-4.7.2
  Component:  porting  |       Keywords:            
Work_issues:           |       Upstream:  N/A       
   Reviewer:           |         Author:            
     Merged:           |   Dependencies:            
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Comment(by benjaminfjones):

 Replying to [comment:27 leif]:
 >
 > If `mmap()` is really the problem, one should be able to perhaps tweak /
 patch `configure`, or convince ECL in a different way to not (try to) use
 such low addresses. Furthermore, if that's really the cause, it is
 certainly a bug ''how'' (or when) ECL fails.

 I agree, but I think we should at least determine whether or not this is
 the current problem. I'm not advocating that Sage users on ppc64 machines
 fundamentally alter their OS in order to get Sage to compile.

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