Re: GCC3 and Solaris
Frank Jensen <Frank.Jensen(a)hugin.com> writes:
I just tried to install XEmacs 21.4.17 on Solaris 9 using gcc 3.4.3.
That resulted in the following error:
bytecode.c: In function `invalid_byte_code_error':
bytecode.c:1494: error: incompatible type for argument 1 of `__builtin_va_start'
bytecode.c:1497: error: incompatible type for argument 1 of `__builtin_va_end'
I then searched the archive for information regarding this bug, but I
only found the email appended below. I managed to track down the
cause of this bug. It turns out that the problem is caused by the
src/s/sol2.h header file, which overrides the gcc definition for
va_list. This happens to work with gcc 2.95.3, but it doesn't work
with gcc 3.4.3 (or gcc 3.4.2). If the header file is changed as shown
below, XEmacs will (at least) compile with gcc 2.95.3 and gcc 3.4.3 on
Solaris 8 (Sparc) and Solaris 9 (x86), which are the configurations I
have available for testing.
Here is the snippet of the src/s/sol2.h file that I changed:
# if __GNUC__ <= 2
/* GCC va_list munging is a little messed up */
#define __GNUC_VA_LIST
#define _VA_LIST_
#define _VA_LIST va_list
typedef void *__gnuc_va_list;
typedef __gnuc_va_list va_list;
# endif
Interesting. On a Solaris 5.8 system here at work, I've built XEmacs
21.4.17 with gcc 3.4.3. Here is the Installation file:
uname -a: SunOS denver 5.8 Generic_108528-14 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-5_10 Solaris
../software/SunOS-5.8/src/xemacs-21.4-2005-02-10/configure
'--prefix=/u/sheltonv/software/SunOS-5.8/xemacs-21.4-2005-02-10'
'--with-gcc' '--cflags= -O2 -pipe -ffast-math -fno-exceptions'
'--site-includes=/u/sheltonv/software/SunOS-5.8/include'
'--site-libraries=/u/sheltonv/software/SunOS-5.8/lib'
'--infopath=/u/sheltonv/software/SunOS-5.8/info' '--with-mule=no'
'--with-dialogs=no' '--with-widgets=no'
'--package-path=/u/sheltonv/software/SunOS-5.8/site-packages::/u/sheltonv/software/SunOS-5.8/xemacs-packages'
'--pdump=no' '--debug=no' '--error-checking=none'
XEmacs 21.4.17 "Jumbo Shrimp" configured for `sparc-sun-solaris2.8'.
Compilation / Installation:
Source code location: /u/sheltonv/software/src/xemacs-21.4-2005-02-10
Installation prefix:
/u/sheltonv/software/SunOS-5.8/xemacs-21.4-2005-02-10
Additional header files: /u/sheltonv/software/SunOS-5.8/include
Additional libraries: /u/sheltonv/software/SunOS-5.8/lib
Runtime library search path:
/usr/ccs/lib:/u/sheltonv/software/SunOS-5.8/lib:/usr/openwin/lib:/u/sheltonv/software/SunOS-5.8/gcc-3.4.3/lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/3.4.3/../../..
Operating system description file: `s/sol2.h'
Machine description file: `m/sparc.h'
Compiler: gcc -O2 -pipe -ffast-math -fno-exceptions
Compiler version: gcc (GCC) 3.4.3
Compiler specs file:
/u/sheltonv/software/SunOS-5.8/gcc-3.4.3/lib/gcc/sparc-sun-solaris2.8/3.4.3/specs
Relocating allocator for buffers: yes
GNU version of malloc: yes
libc: SUNWcsl 11.8.0,REV=2000.01.08.18.12
Window System:
Compiling in support for the X window system:
- X Windows headers location: /usr/openwin/include
- X Windows libraries location: /usr/openwin/lib
- Handling WM_COMMAND properly.
Using Lucid menubars.
Using Lucid scrollbars.
TTY:
Images:
Compiling in support for GIF images (builtin).
Compiling in support for XPM images.
Compiling in support for PNG images.
Compiling in support for JPEG images.
Compiling in support for TIFF images.
Sound:
Compiling in support for sound (native).
Databases:
Compiling in support for DBM.
Compiling in support for LDAP.
Internationalization:
Mail:
Compiling in support for "dot-locking" mail spool file locking method.
Other Features:
Inhibiting IPv6 canonicalization at startup.
Compiling in support for ToolTalk.
Compiling in support for dynamic shared object modules.
Is this a difference between Solaris 8 and Solaris 9?
- Vin