Re: Problems with AIX4 Compiler

[Robert Boehne]

Bill:

The following code is what is currently used in libtool HEAD:
      _LT_AC_TAGVAR(hardcode_libdir_flag_spec,
$1)='${wl}-blibpath:$libdir:'"$aix_libpath"
The code you show looks to me like it is wrong, binder flags are
specified with -Wl,-bFLAG not -Wl,-b -Wl,FLAG.  It is doubtful that
this is a problem with the HEAD version, but could you try out the
head version and let us know if your problem is still there?
If so, send a detailed bug report so we can sort it out.

Thanks,

Robert


Bill Wendling wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> It's been awhile...we had a release and stuff and I couldn't get back to
> this problem until now.
> 
> We're still having this problem even with the newest libtool and autoconf
> stuff...
> 
> Also sprach address@hidden:
> } I have not seen a problem like that before.  But I don't think
> } libtool should be issuing link flags during the compile operation.
> }
> } I would try one of the newer versions of libtool. Version 1.4 has
> } many fixes for AIX, and we have a version of 1.3.5 at
> } http://www.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/linux/index.html
> } that also includes many of the same changes.
> }
> } Dan
> }
> } > From: Bill Wendling <address@hidden>
> } > To: address@hidden
> } > Subject: Problems with AIX4 Compiler
> } >
> } > Hello,
> } >
> } > I have a question/problem with libtool which I was hoping someone here
> } > could help me with.
> } >
> } > We are using ``libtool-1.3.4'' for our project. When working on the SP3
> } > machines (config.guess output: rs6000-ibm-aix4.3.3.0, and the other being
> } > powerpc-ibm-aix4.3.2.0), the compiler would output "binaries" which don't
> } > have the executable bit set. That is, there's a problem during the
> } > compile.
> } >
> } > We've tracked the problem down to the ``ltconfig'' file. Somewhere around
> } > line 1280, the line
> } >
> } >     hardcode_libdir_flag_spec='${wl}-b ${wl}nolibpath ${wl}-b 
> ${wl}libpath:$libdir:/usr/lib:/lib'
> } >
> } > is being executed. The "-Wl,-b -Wl,nolibpath -Wl,-b -Wl,libpath:..."
> } > flags which get appended to the compile line is causing the compiler
> } > (C for AIX Compiler, Version 5.0.2.0) to produce the nonexecutable code.
> } >
> } > I know that libtool is now at verion 1.4, but I have reason to believe
> } > that the problem is still in there.
> } >
> } > Have you seen this before? Is there a fix for it? Right now, we have a
> } > very hacky fix (basically checking for the failing platforms and stopping
> } > the addition of the -Wl,... flags), but this fails for some machines
> } > which change their name from login to login.
> } >
> } > Thanks you.
> } >
> } > (P.S., please include my email address in your replies as I'm not
> } > subscribed to this list).
> } >
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