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Re: better support for AIX 5.1
From: |
mcnichol |
Subject: |
Re: better support for AIX 5.1 |
Date: |
Thu, 5 Jun 2003 10:24:52 -0500 |
> From: "Jim Edwards" <address@hidden>
> address@hidden writes:
>
> >> From: jedwards <address@hidden>
> >>
> >> It builds both AIX style and SYSV style libraries by default.
> >
> > I haven't looked at the patches real close yet, but this part
> > sounds a bit dangerous. AIX style libraries can cause crashes if they
> > contain unresolved symbols, as my comments around the use of the
> > -berok flag indicated.
> >
>
> The erok flag is not used to build AIX libraries, only SYSV.
I couldn't tell that in my quick glance at your patch.
So what will happen when you try to build the AIX style library,
and it has unresolved symbols?
> >> You should be able to test all the changes except the 64-bit support on
> >> an AIX4.3.3 system.
> > Do you know what the problem is with 64-bit on aix 4.3.3?
>
> 64-bit format on AIX changed from AIX4 to AIX5. I don't have an AIX4 system
> to test. I'm also not sure if the OBJECT_MODE environment variable was
> defined before AIX 5.
64-bit binaries are not compatible between AIX 4.3 and AIX 5, that is due mostly
to changes in data structures. Otherwise, there should be no problem as
OBJECT_MODE was first supported in AIX 4.3.0.
Dan
- better support for AIX 5.1, jedwards, 2003/06/04
- Re: better support for AIX 5.1, mcnichol, 2003/06/04
- Re: better support for AIX 5.1,
mcnichol <=
- Re: better support for AIX 5.1, mcnichol, 2003/06/05
- RE: better support for AIX 5.1, Boehne, Robert, 2003/06/05
- RE: better support for AIX 5.1, mcnichol, 2003/06/05
- RE: better support for AIX 5.1, Boehne, Robert, 2003/06/05
- Re: better support for AIX 5.1, mcnichol, 2003/06/06
- RE: better support for AIX 5.1, Boehne, Robert, 2003/06/06