Re: gcc-4.6 and "-arch x86-64"

[Ben Abbott]

On Dec 16, 2011, at 3:43 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote:

> On 12/16/11 3:37 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:
> 
>> On Dec 16, 2011, at 3:15 PM, Alexander Hansen wrote:
>> 
>>> On 12/16/11 1:42 PM, Ben Abbott wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I tried building Octave using gcc 4.6. Linking liboctinterp
>>>> ended with ...
>>>> 
>>>> g++-mp-4.6: error: x86_64: No such file or directory
>>>> g++-mp-4.6: error: unrecognized option '-arch' make[3]: ***
>>>> [liboctinterp.la] Error 1 make[2]: *** [all] Error 2 make[1]:
>>>> *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make: *** [all] Error 2
>>>> 
>>>> Is anyone using gcc-4.6 to build octave? Did anyone encounter
>>>> this error ?
>>>> 
>>>> Ben
>>> 
>>> (Assuming you're on OS X)
>>> 
>>> The gcc-4.6 we use in Fink doesn't accept the -arch option, so
>>> "-arch x86_64" isn't valid.  That could well be the case for the
>>> one that you're using.
>> 
>> I'm currently using MacPorts, but it looks like the same problem.
>> 
>> Should  "-arch x86-64" just be removed or should it be replaced by
>> another option?
>> 
>> Ben
> 
> I'd say remove it.

I removed "-arch x86_64" from GRAPHICS_LIBS in each Makefile.

Using the both the stable and then the default branch with gcc 4.6 (from 
MacPorts), "make check" passed all tests.

Using gcc-4.5 both branches also build and pass all tests (without needing to 
modify the Makefiles).

Ben