Re: Link Error bash-3.1, AIX 5.2, xlC version 8

[mwoehlke]

Perry Smith wrote:
> This may be a dup but the subject pretty much says it all.  Compiled 
> bash-3.1 fresh out of the box with just a configure command.  The only 
> error was this:
>
> ld: 0711-317 ERROR: Undefined symbol: .isnan
>
> I fixed it by adding -lm to the LOCAL_LIBS in the Makefile.  Not sure if 
> that is how to really fix it or not.

I think it is (adding -lm anyway, the 'where' is still debatable).

> LOCAL_LIBS = -lm
>
> This is on a fresh AIX 5.2 install.  Seems like I had the same problem 
> on a fresh AIX 5.3 install but I honestly can't say for sure.
>
> I hope this helps someone somewhere.

It did. Same exact problem, same exact solution. Thanks for sharing! :-)

...except I have AIX 5.1, cc version 6, so it's generic to AIX. I think 
a patch may be in order?

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Matthew
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