Error building Xerces C++ on AS/400 (iSeries)

[Patrick Townsend]

Hello,

 

I am having a problem building the Xerces C++ 2.5.0 application on the IBM AS/400 (V5R2). I've installed the gmake utility, and that installation was successful (no errors). I've set the environment variables for runConfigure as follows:

 

  ADDENVVAR  ENVVAR(XERCESCROOT) VALUE('/XML4C/xerces250')  /* Not really XML4C */
  ADDENVVAR  ENVVAR(MAKE) VALUE('/usr/bin/gmake')          
  ADDENVVAR  ENVVAR(OUTPUTDIR) +                           
      VALUE('ALLXER100')                                   

 

I go into the /XML4C/xerces250/src/xercesc directory and run the runConfigure script like this:

 

  runConfigure -p os400 -x icc -c icc -m inmem -t Iconv400

 

I've made an edit for the getopt message, but am still getting one error message like this:

 

   "getopts: 001-0015 Required operand(s) not specified."

 

It does not cause a halt. This is displayed as a part of the configure run:

 

 Generating makefiles with the following options ...   
 Platform: os400                                       
 C Compiler: icc                                       
 C++ Compiler: icc                                     
 Message Loader: inmem                                 

Net Accessor: socket       
Transcoder: Iconv400       
Thread option: pthread     
bitsToBuild option: 32     
Extra compile options:     
Extra link options:        
Extra configure options:   
Debug is OFF               
NATIVE OS400 BUILD         

 

The compiler checks seem to go OK. I get this error however:

 

   "checking host system type... Invalid configuration `AS400-OS400': machine `AS400-OS400' not recognized"

 

There are lots of messages about creating make files, followed by the suggestion to run gmake. I run gmake and get these errors:

 

gmake                                                                                    
Preparing the directory structure for a build ...                                        
mkdir -p /XML4C/xerces250/obj/UNKNOWN                                                    
mkdir: 001-2128 Error found creating directory /XML4C/xerces250/obj/UNKNOWN. File exists.
GMAKE: [Prepare] Error 1 (ignored)                                                       
mkdir -p /XML4C/xerces250/lib                                                            
mkdir: 001-2128 Error found creating directory /XML4C/xerces250/lib. File exists.        
GMAKE: [Prepare] Error 1 (ignored)                                                       
/usr/bin/gmake -C util includes                                                          

GMAKE[1]: Entering directory `/XML4C/xerces250/src/xercesc/util'          
mkdir -p /XML4C/xerces250/include/xercesc/util                            
mkdir: 001-2128 Error found creating directory /XML4C/xerces250/include/xer
GMAKE[1]: [pubheaders] Error 1 (ignored)                                  
cp -fp ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException.hpp AutoSense.hpp /* lots more follow */

/XML4C/xerces250/include/xercesc/util                                        
/usr/bin/gmake -C Platforms includes                                         
GMAKE[2]: Entering directory `/XML4C/xerces250/src/xercesc/util/Platforms'   
/usr/bin/gmake -C  includes                                                  
GMAKE: Entering an unknown directory                                         
GMAKE: *** includes: No such path or directory..  Stop.                      
GMAKE: Leaving an unknown directory                                          
GMAKE[2]: *** [includes] Error 2                                             
GMAKE[2]: Leaving directory `/XML4C/xerces250/src/xercesc/util/Platforms'    
GMAKE[1]: *** [includes] Error 2                                             
GMAKE[1]: Leaving directory `/XML4C/xerces250/src/xercesc/util'              
GMAKE: *** [Prepare] Error 2                                                 
$                                                                            

 

 

I am woefully ignorant about gmake and UNIX make in general. Any help would be appreciated.

 

I'll be glad, by the way, to contribute the AS/400 binary and build instructions when it gets working.

 

Thanks,

Patrick