Re: Solaris and gcc 2.95.2?

Robert, thanks for the contribution. Being an incorrigible fiddler, I modified your patch as below: Robert> 2001-01-16 Robert Pluim <rpluim(a)bigfoot.com&gt; Robert> * PROBLEMS (SunOS/Solaris): Document workaround for GNU ld bug on Robert> Solaris. Half mine, half Raymond Toy. Index: ChangeLog =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/CVSroot/XEmacs/xemacs/ChangeLog,v retrieving revision 1.155.2.232 diff -u -w -U0 -r1.155.2.232 ChangeLog --- ChangeLog 2001/01/17 08:36:19 1.155.2.232 +++ ChangeLog 2001/01/17 12:09:41 ＠＠ -0,0 +1,5 ＠＠ +2001-01-16 Robert Pluim <rpluim(a)bigfoot.com&gt; + + * PROBLEMS (SunOS/Solaris): Document workaround for GNU ld bug on + Solaris. Half mine, half Raymond Toy, half Martin Buchholz. + Index: PROBLEMS =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/CVSroot/XEmacs/xemacs/PROBLEMS,v retrieving revision 1.26.2.22 diff -u -w -r1.26.2.22 PROBLEMS --- PROBLEMS 2001/01/16 08:44:26 1.26.2.22 +++ PROBLEMS 2001/01/17 12:09:45 ＠＠ -187,6 +187,36 ＠＠ ** SunOS/Solaris +*** Dumping error when using GNU binutils / GNU ld on a Sun. + +Errors similar to the following: + + Dumping under the name xemacs unexec(): + dldump(/space/rpluim/xemacs-obj/src/xemacs): ld.so.1: ./temacs: + fatal: /space/rpluim/xemacs-obj/src/xemacs: unknown dynamic entry: + 1879048176 + +are caused by using GNU ld. There are several workarounds available: + +In XEmacs 21.2 or later, configure using the new portable dumper +(--pdump). + +Alternatively, you can link using the Sun version of ld, which is +normally held in /usr/ccs/bin. This can be done by one of: + +- building gcc with the --with-gnu-ld=no configure flag + +- adding -B/usr/ccs/bin/ to CFLAGS used to configure XEmacs + (Note: The trailing '/' there is significant.) + +- uninstalling GNU ld. + +The Solaris2 FAQ claims: + + When you install gcc, don't make the mistake of installing + GNU binutils or GNU libc, they are not as capable as their + counterparts you get with Solaris 2.x. + *** Link failure when using acc on a Sun. To use acc, you need additional options just before the libraries, such as